Nothing better than a bowl of warm beef veggie soup on a cold winter day!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs slow cooked roast beef*
- 2 1/2 Tbsp olive oil, divided
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 3/4 cups chopped yellow onion (1 large)
- 1 1/4 cups peeled and chopped carrots (3 medium)
- 1 cup chopped celery (3 medium)
- 1 1/2 Tbsp minced garlic (4 cloves)
- 8 cups low-sodium beef broth or chicken broth
- 2 (14 oz.) cans diced tomatoes
- 1 1/2 tsp dried basil**
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 1 lb red or yellow potatoes, chopped into 3/4-inch cubes
- 1 1/2 cups (5 oz.) chopped green beans (trim ends first)
- 1 1/2 cups frozen corn***
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley
- *if you don't have fresh veggies, a bag of steamed mixed vegetable will work as well.
Instructions
- Slow Cook a beef roast until fall appart tender.
- Add another 1 Tbsp oil to a dutch oven then add onions, carrots, and celery then saute 3 minutes, add garlic saute 1 minute longer.
- Pour in broth, tomatoes, browned beef, basil, oregano, thyme and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to low, cover and simmer, stirring once or twice throughout, for 30 minutes.
- Add potatoes then continue to simmer, covered, 20 minutes (you can also add green beans with potatoes if you like them very soft).
- Stir in green beans and simmer 15 minutes longer, or until all of the veggies are tender and add the beef.
- Pour in corn and peas and simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes. Let simmer for 30 minutes. Stir in parsley and serve warm.
- *Recipe adapted from Cooking Classy
