How to Cook an Easy Meat Soup

Cook an easy meat soup with vegetables. Easy vegetable Meat Soup is one of the most inexpensive, nutritious and healthy soup meals that you can eat anytime of the day. It is easy to cook vegetable and beef soup and very healthy and saves money for those who are on a tight food budget.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Container of Beef Broth (buy either the double package or triple packed to get more soup.
• Package of frozen Vegetables for soup.
• Package of Beef for Stew.(use beef not chuck)
• A small piece of fresh parsley for taste.
• salt
• dash of powered garlic
• Handful of alphabet noodles (optional)

1. Go food shopping and check out the meat department. Look for a package of 'beef for stew', or stewing beef. Do not buy the package that says, 'chuck for stew', the meat is tough and never seems to get soft enough no matter how long you cook it. To enjoy easy vegetable beef soup the meat should be soft and very well done.

2. Buy two cans or a large container of Swanson beef broth and pour it into a medium sized pot. Add the beef stew, vegetables for soup, salt and a sprinkle of garlic to taste. Cook the vegetable beef soup adding seasonings of choice. Add a small amount of fresh parsley for adding more flavor to the soup.

3. 
   Pot of soup cooking

   Turn on the stove burner to high until the soup starts to bubble and cook. Turn the burner to low and allow the easy vegetable beef soup to cook for about 2-3 hours. Check on it often if you are not using a crock pot. Use a mixing spoon and stir.

4. 
   side salad

   Taste a piece of the meat. If it is soft, then add about a handful of alphabet noodles to the soup and use a wooden spoon to stir and allow to cook about 10 minutes longer. Serve a fruit salad first, followed with a tossed greens salad, toasted garlic bread and you have an easy healthy one pot meal that can easily be served to company that is inexpensive and delicious to eat.

Tips & Warnings

• Stir often to keep the soup from burning
• If you do not eat meat, you can substitute chicken or pork to the easy vegetable meat soup. Chicken takes a shorter time to cook than beef.
• Vegetarians can eliminate the meat, chicken or pork and enjoy a vegetable soup.
• To make this meal go even further, add one or two more cans or containers of Chicken Broth

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[ljstraight]

on 8/13/2009 Esay meal ideas. 5 stars

[karileighk]

on 7/6/2009 I love vegetable soup, and this sounds really good!

[Rachellewms]

on 6/27/2009 mmmm vegetable meat soup sounds delicious! 5*

[hnatalieann]

on 6/26/2009 Great recipe 5*

[tachic]

on 6/26/2009 Good vegetable soup recipe.