Is there anything better on a cold winter day than coming home to a piping hot bowl of delicious homemade soup?
Vegetable beef soup is one of my favorite things to make, especially on a weekend afternoon, when I’ll often do this while watching a game on TV. And one of the best parts is, a big pot of soup made on Sunday will give our busy family several meals for the week. Pair it with a biscuit or muffin, or a grilled sandwich, for a quick, nutritious weeknight dinner.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 1/4 head of cabbage, chopped
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 2 stalks of celery, chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- (1) 28 oz. can or crushed tomatoes
- (1) 32 oz. box of beef stock
- (2) 16 oz. packages of frozen mixed vegetables
- 1 tsp. dried thyme
- 1 tsp. dried basil
- 1 lb. stew beef/sirloin, cut into small pieces
- Grapeseed oil
- Water
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped
Directions:
- Heat about 2 tablespoons of oil in a 6-8 quart pot, on high heat.
- After oil is hot, brown beef on all sides. Remove from pot and set aside.
- Do not drain pot. Add a little more oil if needed; then add onions, carrots and celery, and sautee until onion starts to brown. Remove from pot and set aside with the beef.
- Add more oil if needed, and add cabbage to the pot. Sautee until limp. Add garlic, continuing to sautee for a few minutes.
- Add the beef, onions, carrots and celery back to the pot.
- Add the salt, pepper, thyme, basil, tomatoes, beef stock and frozen vegetables.
- Add water, enough to cover all ingredients by 1″ to 1.5″.
- Season to taste with more salt and pepper, if needed.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
- After it’s done cooking, add parsley; stir.
Alternate methods: If using a pressure cooker, cook 40 minutes. If using a slow cooker, cook 6-8 hours.
Enjoy!
Recipe by Keith Rogers
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One of the best things about winter (and there aren’t a lot of them…) is soup!!! This looks good. We make a beef barley soup here that is really hearty.
OMG! That soup looks amazing! I am going Whole 30 right now and think that woudl be perfect.
The rest of my family needs a little meat in their soup they would love this one!
Yum…this soup looks amazing! I need to start making soups and freezing them for the week!
Mmmmmm! This will be perfect for my switch to Paleo!
Yum! This is one of my favorites. Especially on a cold, winter day like today.
Such a simple, yet delicious soup. Perfect for this cold weather!
You’re absolutely right, on a cold day there are few things better than a bowl of homemade soup. It looks like we have some cold days coming up so I’ll definitely have to think about making a pot of soup.
Perfect for the cold weather! Looks delicious!
I love soups in the winter, this looks delicious!! Will definitely be trying it!
Soups like this are so simple: a little of this, a little of that and boom. Delicious.
Nothing beats a cold winter day like a bowl of vegetable beef stew. We bought a half of a cow and the roasts that come from it are perfect for vegetable beef stew. I have a recipe I have created for it, but I might give yours a shot. Thanks for sharing.
Love it, love it!! Perfect for a cozy winter dinner. Thanks for sharing!!
I love vegetable soup. No beef please 🙂
I love beef stew on a cold winter night (and I just got a pressure cooker, so I’m totally going to have to check this out in it.) Yum!
I’ve been making more stuff in my slow cooker so will have to try this – I love beef stew!
Thanks, Patty! 🙂