Quick Beef Soup

By ltrodrigu

Weight Watchers Points = 4 per serving
(excluding optional ingredients)

Ingredients

• 3 stalks celery, sliced
• 3 potatoes, diced
• 4 carrots, sliced
• 1 tablespoon butter
• kosher salt, to taste
• freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 beef bullion cubes
• 1/2 pound extra-lean ground beef
• 4 cups water
• chopped parsely, to taste
• 1 - 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• crusty Italian bread (optioanl)

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Brown ground beef in a soup pot. Drain fat.

Add all ingredients to browned ground beef except tomato paste and parsely. Bring to a boil. Cover, lower heat and simmer for 20 - 25 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Spoon in tomato paste until you achieve a satisfactory color. stir in pasrsely.

Serve hot with crusty bread, if desired.