This delicious, Hearty Beef and Vegetable soup will help keep you warm on these cooler days we have been having.

Hearty Beef and Vegetable Soup   

When I was growing up, my father always made huge pots of vegetable soup that we ate on for days.  This Hearty Beef and vegetable Soup just tastes better each day after you make it.

I kept forgetting to ask him for his recipe, although I don’t think he really had one.  He just kept adding whatever vegetables we had available.

Feel free to add your favorite vegetables.

HOW TO MAKE HEARTY BEEF AND VEGETABLE SOUP:

INGREDIENTS:
(Full list of ingredients and instructions in printable recipe card.)
beef stew meat
kosher salt
black pepper
garlic salt
carrots
potatoes
celery
cabbage
tomato juice
frozen peas
frozen corn
frozen lima beans/or can
can green beans

INSTRUCTIONS:

Begin by placing the stew meat in a large Dutch oven or soup pot. Season the meat with salt and pepper, then add enough water to cover the meat. Bring to a boil, reduce to simmer until it is fork tender, about 2 hours.

Next, I add the fresh veggies that take a little longer to cook. I add potatoes and carrots first. Cook about 20 minutes.

Add the celery and cabbage, cooking about 20 minutes.

Seasoning the ingredients in layers is another secret to this vegetable soup.

Stir in a can or bottle of tomato juice.

Add the canned and frozen veggies that you are using. This is where you may substitute with the ones your family likes.

Simmer the soup covered, stirring frequently, for about an hour. Allow it to cool, refrigerate, and then simmer slowly to reheat prior to serving.

Some of my other favorite soups are:
Loaded Baked Potato Soup
Old Fashioned Potato and Ham Soup 
Spicy Beef and 3 Bean Chili

Why You Will Love this Hearty Beef and Vegetable Soup

• This recipe makes a large pot of soup, so will get several meals from it.
• The flavor is so good by simmering it slowly over a long period of time.
• You can add any vegetables that your family likes.
• The flavor just gets better each day.
• It is a pure comfort food meal.

Helpful Tips and Frequently Asked Questions

The secret to making this soup so hearty, and to getting the beef so tender, is to cook it slowly in stages.

Don’t add everything in the pot at once.

Chop the vegetables close to the same size for even cooking.

Do I use fresh, frozen or canned vegetables to get the best soup?
I use a mixture of all 3. I use fresh as the base vegetables (carrots, celery, cabbage). This gives the soup a hearty base.
My family likes canned green beans over the frozen. I use frozen peas and corn, but at times have used fresh,

The soup will be delicious using what vegetables are available to you.

Serve with cornbread, hot rolls, crackers, or grilled cheese sandwiches.

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HEARTY BEEF AND VEGETABLE SOUP

The perfect soup for cold or rainy days. A pot full of slow simmered tender beef, and hearty vegetables.

Course Soups/Stews

Cuisine American

Keyword Old Fashioned Vegetable Soup, Beef and Vegetable Soup,

Prep Time 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time 4 hours hours

Total Time 4 hours hours 30 minutes minutes

Servings 8

Calories 300kcal

Author pamelashank2015

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs beef stew meat
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon coarse black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 cup fresh carrots thick sliced
• 2 cups white potatoes peeled and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon coarse black pepper
• 1 cup celery stalk chopped
• 1/4 to 1/2 small head cabbage chopped
• 36 oz bottle or can of tomato juice
• 1 10 oz bag frozen peas
• 1 10 oz bag frozen corn
• 2 14oz cans of cut green beans, drained
• 1 8.25oz can green baby lima beans
• few dashes of hot sauce if desired

Instructions

• Place the stew meat in a large dutch oven or saucepan. Season with the salt, pepper, and garlic salt. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until meat is fork tender, about 1-2 hours. (May add small amounts of water if needed to slow cook meat.) Stir occasionally.
• Add the carrots and potatoes, season with salt and pepper, and cook on medium heat for 20 minutes, covered. Stir frequently. Keep the water level enough to just cover the vegetables.
• Stir in the celery and cabbage. Cover and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes.
• Stir in 2 cups of the tomato juice, cover, and simmer 15 minutes.
• Add the peas, corn, green beans, and lima beans to pot. Stir to combine all ingredients. Add more of the tomato juice to cover ingredients and to obtain desired thickness of broth.
• Simmer, covered, 20 minutes. Stir frequently.
• Taste soup, add more salt and pepper as needed. Add hot sauce if desired.
• Soup is delicious on the day it is made but I think the flavors go together so much better if it sets a few hours or until the next day.

Notes

NUTRITIONAL DISCLAIMER. Calorie count provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.

Helpful Notes:

The secret to making this soup so hearty, and to getting the beef so tender, is to cook it slowly in stages. Simmer it long periods of time. 

I find that it tastes better if you make it a day ahead of when you plan to serve it.

Don't add everything in the pot at once.

Chop the vegetables close to the same size for even cooking.

 

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When my father made the Hearty Beef and Vegetable Soup, he always made his homemade hot rolls.

HERE is the link to that recipe. These are a perfect addition to serve with this soup.

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