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Hearty Beef & Vegetable Soup

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 16 minutes
Servings 3 quarts

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 pounds ground beef 85/15 or higher
  • 1 1/2 cups diced onion
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 cups tomato juice
  • 6 cups beef broth/stock
  • 1 1/2 cups diced celery
  • 1 1/2 cups sliced carrots
  • 2 cups diced potatoes

Instructions
 

  • Heat a large dutch oven or stock pot over medium-high heat.
  • Drizzle olive oil into pan and add ground beef and onion, breaking up beef as it browns.
  • When beef is no longer pink, remove the excess fat, reduce heat to medium and stir salt, pepper, tomato paste, dried thyme and crushed red pepper into the ground beef and onion.
  • Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring frequently.
  • Add remaining ingredients and simmer 20-30 minutes, until carrots and potatoes are tender.
  • Garnish with chopped fresh parsley or thyme and croutons.

Notes

As (almost) always, this soup will taste better if made a day in advance!