Hamburger Vegetable Soup

Welcome to my first blog post!  I love sharing my food stories with my friends and family so I finally decided it was time to start a blog.  I internally debated long and hard about what I should cook for my first blog post.  This was an awfully hard decision for me, but I decided upon an old favorite- Vegetable Soup. 

This doesn’t sound very fancy or exotic, and frankly it isn’t, however it truly is one of my favorite soups to make.  This is a variation of the recipe my Grandma made many times growing up.  I realize I probably shouldn’t mess with Grandma’s recipe but I have a strange desire to alter recipes.  I just can’t help myself.  I’m sure my Grandma would understand. J 

Here are the ingredients.  The picture shows 6 potatoes- I only ended up using 4.  I froze the other two for future use.

Rachel’s Version of Grandma’s Veggie Soup

1 lb ground beef
3/4 package of frozen mixed veggies- 32 oz bag
I/2 package of frozen lima beans- 16 oz bag
½ onion
3 cloves garlic
4 medium size diced potatoes
1 packet of onion soup mix
1 can tomato sauce
1 can stewed tomatoes
6 cups of beef broth
1 cup water
Salt to taste (sorry I don’t measure!)


Brown the onion, garlic, and ground beef in a large soup pot.  Drain off fat if using fatty ground beef.  Return the beef mixture to the pot and add in remaining ingredients.  Simmer on medium heat until potatoes are tender and soup tastes delicious- approximately 45 minutes.  I usually smash down the stewed tomatoes since I don't like huge tomato chunks, but I suppose that is a personal preference. 


Here is a picture of the finished product. 

I must say this soup never disappoints.  I could eat this all the time and be a very happy girl.

Thanks for reading my first blog post!  Check back in a few days to see what my next creation is!  If any of my two readers want to make a suggestion, I am all ears!  :)