Scrabble Soup

By WhystleStop

Make a game of eating a good meal by serving this nutritious alphabet soup. Children have fun finding different pasta letters and spelling simple words.

Originally published as Scrabble Soup in Taste of Home February/March 1999, p37

Read more: http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/scrabble-soup#ixzz3HbbAVHUl

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground turkey or beef
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 6 cups water
• 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 cup each chopped celery, carrot, turnip and potato
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
• 2 teaspoons beef bouillon granules
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup uncooked alphabet pasta

Preparation

Step 1

In a Dutch oven or soup kettle, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add water, vegetables and seasonings; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 20 minutes or until the vegetables are crisp-tender. Add pasta; simmer for 15 minutes or until the pasta and vegetables are tender.
Yield: 12 servings (3 quarts).