Hearty Beef Soup

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef or leftover roast beef*
• 1/2 small onion, chopped
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1/2 pound baby carrots
• 4 medium potatoes, peeled and cut in chunks
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 cups precooked, canned or frozen vegetables of choice: tomatoes, green beans or corn

Directions

• 1. In heavy saucepan, brown ground beef and onion. Remove from pan with slotted spoon and set aside. Wipe out pan.
• 2. Carefully pour beef broth into pan. For thinner soup, add extra broth.
• 3. Add carrots, potatoes, salt and pepper. Cook low until vegetables are tender, approximately 1 hour. Stir in ground beef mixture.
• 4. Add any precooked vegetables, if desired, and heat through.

Servings

• Serves 6

Tips

*When using leftover cooked roast beef: Cut roast into bite-size chunks. Set aside. In saucepan, sauté onion in oil. Carefully add beef broth. Add carrots, potatoes and other raw vegetables. Cook low until vegetables are tender, about 1 hour. Stir in roast beef and any precooked vegetables of choice. Simmer until well blended and hot.