Homemade Vegetable and Ground Beef Alphabet Soup
This recipe for homemade alphabet soup is so cozy and delicious! Your kids will love the cute little alphabet pasta noodles (and hunting to spell everyones name). This vegetable broth and tomato based soup is made with ground beef and loads of vegetables like carrots, celery, potatoes, green beans and corn.
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Total Time
50 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 4 petite gold potatoes, cut in cubes
- 1/4 lb green beans, trimmed and cut in half (about 1 cup)
- 1/2 frozen corn
- 8 c vegetable broth
- 28 oz diced tomatoes, canned
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning
- Pepper
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 c alphabet pasta noodles
- Optional: parmigiano reggiano cheese
- Optional: fresh basil leaves
Instructions
- Brown the ground beef, transfer to a plate lined with a paper towel to drain
- Wipe out the pan with a paper towel and drizzle in 1 tbsp olive oil
- Add the onion, carrots and celery and sauté for 7-10 min
- Add in the potatoes, green beans and frozen corn
- Pour in the diced tomatoes, vegetable broth, Italian seasoning and the ground beef
- Bring to a rolling boil and cook for 10 minutes
- Add in the alphabet pasta and cook an additional 10 minutes, stirring occasionally
- Season to taste with salt and pepper
- Optionally you can sprinkle fresh parmigiano cheese and fresh basil on top after serving
Notes
If you add more pasta you will need more broth, keep that in mind - an extra 1/2 cup of alphabet pasta needs an extra 2 cups of broth
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 214Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 627mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 4gSugar: 4gProtein: 14g
This information comes from online calculators. Although moderncrumb.com attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.