Hearty Old-Fashioned Amish Vegetable Beef Soup
This Hearty Old-Fashioned Amish Vegetable Beef Soup Recipe is a family favorite! Even though it is full of vegetables, my kids love it and ask me to make it regularly.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small onion chopped
- 46 oz. tomato juice
- 8 potatoes, peeled and chopped
- 12 oz. bag of frozen green peas and carrots (can substitute fresh or canned, see recipe notes)
- 1 cup frozen green beans (can substitute fresh or canned, see recipe notes)
- 3 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 4 cups beef broth (or 4 cups water with beef bouillon)
- 2 lbs. cooked ground beef
Instructions
- Put 2 tbsp. olive oil in a large pot and turn on medium heat. Sauté onions until translucent.
- Pour in 46 oz. tomato juice, 3 tsp. salt, 1 tsp. pepper, 1 tsp. chili powder, and stir well.
- Peel and chop eight potatoes. Add to the soup along with a 12 oz. bag of frozen carrots and peas,1 cup of frozen green beans, and 4 cups of beef broth.
- Turn heat to medium-high and cover the pot. Let soup come to a low boil.
- Once soup is at a low boil, turn heat to low. Add the 2 lbs. of ground beef, stir well, cover the pot, and let simmer for 1-2 hours for the flavors to combine.
- Serve with homemade bread or cornbread.
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Notes
- This Hearty Old-Fashioned Amish Vegetable Beef Soup is very versatile. You can use frozen, canned, or fresh veggies. I would add less salt if using canned veggies.