Ground Beef Vegetable Soup recipe
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Ground Beef Vegetable Soup
This is a satisfying, very easy, and delicious vegetable soup to serve anytime of the year. Serve with saltine crackers and chunks of sharp cheese.
What Is The Best Cut Of Meat For Vegetable Beef Soup?
Typically, you would make a vegetable beef soup with chuck roast or chuck shoulder and let it simmer for a couple hours until the meat is nice and tender.
However, I’m making this easy Vegetable Beef Soup with ground beef, so it’s ready in a fraction of the time, while still packing loads of flavor, perfect for those busy weeknights!
PRO TIP: leave your beef in slightly larger chunks when brownings for more of a bite in the soup.
What Can I Add To My Vegetable Soup For More Flavor?
I think this soup is perfectly balanced in flavor, highlighting all the fresh veggies and herbs added, plus that delicious, savory broth… but if you’re looking for something more… here are some great ideas to help spice it up.
- Try adding more fresh herbs such as: basil, thyme, oregano or marjoram
- Give it a kick of spice with a few dashes of crushed red pepper
- Toss in a parmesan rind while the soup simmers or top with freshly grated parmesan when serving!
- If you’re still finding it lacking, try adding a little more salt. Salt can brighten flavors and sometimes that’s all that’s needed!
What Vegetables Can I Swap?
Not liking the veggies I have listed in the recipe? No worries!
This soup is great because you can easily swap out the veggies for ones that you prefer, just keep a few things in mind…
- Add thicker cut or more dense veggies to the soup first so they have time to cook through.
- example: cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, parsnips, sweet potatoes, broccoli, etc.
- Smaller cuts of veggies, or frozen veggies can be added towards the end as they wont need as long to cook through
- You can make this Vegetable Beef Soup even quicker by swapping out all the fresh veggies for a large bag of frozen mixed veggies.
- Swap the potatoes for 2 cups of small cut, uncooked pasta (shells, macaroni, etc).
- Feel free to leave certain veggies out entirely if your family is not a fan! Make this soup custom to what your tastes prefer!
Ingredients
Directions
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Crumble ground beef into a stockpot over medium-high heat; cook and stir until beef is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain and discard any excess grease.
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Stir carrots, celery, and onion into the ground beef; cook and stir until vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. Add potatoes, tomato sauce, crushed whole tomatoes, undrained peas, corn, and green beans to the pot; season with black pepper. Stir mixture until evenly mixed. Add thyme and bay leaf to the pot. Pour 1/4 cup water over the mixture if needed to moisten mixture, replenishing as needed while cooking.
Bring soup to a simmer, place a cover on the pot, and cook, stirring regularly, until potatoes are tender, about 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts
Ground Beef Vegetable Soup
Calories: 598.3
Ground Beef and Vegetable Soup
Ingredients
Directions
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Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, celery, and carrots until tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir garlic into onion mixture; cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove pot from heat.
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Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in batches in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer browned beef to onion mixture in the large pot using a slotted spoon.
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Heat onion-beef mixture over medium heat. Stir vegetable juice, beef broth, tomatoes, Italian seasoning, beef bouillon, thyme, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper into beef mixture. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer to blend the flavors, at least 1 hour.
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Stir corn, kidney beans, cannellini beans, great Northern beans, green beans, peas, lima beans, and okra into beef mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until heated through, about 10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
Ground Beef and Vegetable Soup
Calories: 340.8
STUFFED PEPPER SOUP
This stuffed pepper soup is a hearty meal loaded with ground beef, onions, rice and bell peppers in a tomato based broth. It tastes just like classic stuffed peppers, but without all the work!
I love stuffed peppers, but it seems like they take forever to bake, and I always end up with peppers that are either too crunchy or too mushy. Stuffed pepper soup has all the same flavors but is so easy to put together on a busy weeknight.
It’s not long before fall will be upon us. I can’t believe it’s almost time for the kids to go back to school, which is what got me thinking about this stuffed pepper soup. It’s delicious any time of the year, but it’s best on a chilly night!
INGREDIENTS
1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound ground beef I use 90% lean
- 3/4 cup chopped onion
- 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic minced
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 red bell pepper cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1 green bell pepper cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1 14.5 ounce can petite diced tomatoes
- 1 15 ounce can tomato sauce
- 1 14.5 ounce can beef broth
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 2 cups cooked white rice
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
INSTRUCTIONS
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Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Add the ground beef and cook until browned, breaking up into smaller pieces with a spatula (approximately 5-6 minutes).
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Add the onion to the pot and cook for 4-5 minutes or until softened. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
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Season the beef and onion mixture with salt and pepper.
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Add the bell peppers to the pot and cook for 2-3 minutes.
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Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, beef broth and Italian seasoning to the pot; bring to a simmer.
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Cook for 15-20 minutes or until peppers are tender.
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Stir in the rice and season the soup with salt and pepper to taste as desired. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
WHAT ARE THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF RICE?
Although given a bad rap sometimes, rice has many health benefits when consumed. Not only is it a quick source of energy, but it’s also a natural anti-inflammatory. Rice promotes nervous system health, heart health, and reduces the risk of cancer along with a plethora of other benefits. You can use either brown or white rice in this stuffed pepper soup.
WHAT DOES 90% LEAN GROUND BEEF MEAN?
When you buy ground beef, there is often a percentage given with it. This percentage lets you know how much fat has been removed from the meat. Therefore, if it states 90% lean ground beef, that means it’s 90% fat free, or 90% lean beef with 10% fatty beef.
