Easy Beef Soup

Submitted by Diana Adcock

"The original recipe I got from my friend Sherri Evans. I've added barley, and given the tomato paste option over ketchup-I couldnt bring myself to "squirt it in". Also the Chili Beef Soup is my idea."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Yields: 1 large pot of soup
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb ground beef, browned
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 stalks celery, sliced
• 3 carrots, sliced or diced
• 1 can diced tomatoes
• 1⁄2 cup pearl barley
• 3⁄4 cup frozen peas
• 3⁄4 cup frozen corn
• 4 packages beef bouillon
• 2 packages chicken bouillon
• 2 teaspoons tomato paste (or 2 big squirts ketchup)
• water
• 1 1⁄2 cups frozen diced hash browns
• garlic
• salt
• pepper
• basil

directions

1. In a large pot add all the ingredients up to the tomato paste/ketchup.
2. Give a good stir.
3. Now add water to JUST cover and bring to a hard boil-turn down to a simmer, and simmer for 1 hour, stirring every so often.
4. Add hash browns, stir and in 5 minutes taste.
5. Add garlic, salt, pepper or basil if needed.
6. For Chili bean beef soup omit peas, barley, frozen corn (use canned sliced baby corn), 2 packages of the beef boullion, basil (offer red pepper flakes at the table).
7. Don't bring to a hard boil, bring to an almost boil, reduce and simmer, follow the original recipe now-stirring gently so you dont mash the beans.

Reviews

[Monstr]

This was tasty and easy, everyone liked it. I used italian seasoned diced tomatoes and the ketchup! Added a large diced potato about half-way through, instead of frozen, it worked fine. I used the whole pound of ground beef and it was not too much. I used bouillon cubes, they were ok, canned broth might be better, though. A good soup to adjust to your tastes.