Aunt Mary's Vegetable Soup

Name: Aunt Mary's Vegetable Soup
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 lb lean ground beef or ground turkey (I use 1lb of each); 4 medium carrots - cut to 1/4" slice; 3 ribs celery - cut to 1/4" slice; 1/2 large onion - cut to 1/4" dice; 5 medium potatoes - peeled and cut to 1/2" dice; 1 unsalted beef broth - just enough to cover veggies to cook; 1 large can vegetable juice (such as V8); 1 large can whole tomatoes - undrained crushed (preferably by hand); 2/3 cup frozen peas; 1 can low sodium green beans - undrained; 1 can corn - drained; 1 salt, pepper, garlic and onion powders to taste; 1 cube beef bullion, or 1 tsp bullion granules (optional); 1 small head of cabbage - cut to bite size pieces (optional); 1/2 cup frozen lima beans (optional); 1/2 tsp granulated sugar (optional)

StephieCanCook @StephieCooks

Midwest USA

A simple, beloved recipe passed down from my Great Aunt Mary, who had no daughters of her own, to my mom, then passed on to me.

StephieCanCook @StephieCooks

Midwest USA

A simple, beloved recipe passed down from my Great Aunt Mary, who had no daughters of her own, to my mom, then passed on to me.

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Ingredients

2 lblean ground beef or ground turkey (I use 1lb of each)
4medium carrots - cut to 1/4" slice
3ribs celery - cut to 1/4" slice
1/2large onion - cut to 1/4" dice
5medium potatoes - peeled and cut to 1/2" dice
1unsalted beef broth - just enough to cover veggies to cook
1large can vegetable juice (such as V8)
1large can whole tomatoes - undrained crushed (preferably by hand)
2/3 cupfrozen peas
1 canlow sodium green beans - undrained
1 cancorn - drained
1salt, pepper, garlic and onion powders to taste
1 cubebeef bullion, or 1 tsp bullion granules (optional)
1small head of cabbage - cut to bite size pieces (optional)
1/2 cupfrozen lima beans (optional)
1/2 tspgranulated sugar (optional)

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Steps

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Heat a large pot over medium heat. Add beef/turkey. Crumble to large chunks and brown until no pink remains. Season with salt, pepper, garlic and onion powders to personal taste as it cooks. Drain in colander, do not rinse. Set aside.
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Return pot to heat. Add carrots, celery and onion to pot. Then add enough beef broth to cover veggies by about 1/2". Add a good pinch of salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer until veggies are just fork tender. About 10 - 15 minutes.
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Add potatoes and optional lima beans. Continue to simmer until potatoes are fork tender. About 10 minutes more.
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Add vegetable juice, tomatoes with juices (I crush each by hand as I add), frozen peas, green beans, corn and browned meat. Also add cabbage here if desired. Taste and adjust seasoning as desired. (Add optional sugar here to balance tomato acidity if desired). Simmer 20 minutes more to heat through and blend flavors.
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Serve with a side of crusty bread or cornbread and enjoy! I recommend my super easy honey butter cornbread. ;)
https://cookpad.wasmer.app/us/recipes/357956-super-easy-honey-butter-cornbread

Super Easy Honey Butter Cornbread
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NOTE: This recipe freezes well to save for later! If you plan to freeze do NOT add cabbage. Cabbage does not freeze well. Lol.

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StephieCanCook @StephieCooks

on November 03, 2015 01:41

Midwest USA

Cooking is a hobby and a passion of mine. I love cooking and trying new and different things. The best thing about cooking? I get to prepare delicious food for my family and friends that they (almost) always love! Lol.Many of my recipes are experiments in what I could make with what was available at the time. Many are simply my version of classic and/or popular dishes. A few are variations of recipes I have found elsewhere online but adjusted to our tastes. No matter what, though, each of my recipes is tried and tested before posting and I hope you find as much joy in preparing them as I do.