Vegetable Beef Soup

By 1mary_horne

This is a Paula Deen recipe that I doctored. It makes quite a large pot of soup. I bought a 20 quart pot for this recipe. It fills the pot 2/3 full, giving plenty of room to stir.

Ingredients

• 3 lb hamburger
• 4 quarts beef broth
• 4 cans diced tomatoes
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onion (or to your taste)
• 3 tbsp parsley flakes
• 2 tbsp Italian seasoning
• 2 tbsp beef bouillon granules
• 2 tbsp Worchestershire sauce
• dried minced garlic ( to your taste)
• 2 tsp celery salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• salt to your taste
• 2 cups sliced carrots
• 2 cups sliced celery
• 2 packages frozen green beans
• 2 packages frozen black-eyed peas
• 2 packages frozen butter beans
• 2 packages frozen cut okra
• 2 packages frozen corn kernels
• 2 cups diced potato (optional)
• 1 cup elbow macaroni (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

1. Brown hamburger in skillet & transfer to pot.
2. Add all other ingredients.
3. Taste to see if it needs more salt, garlic, or Italian seasoning.
4. Simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours until vegetables are tender. Stir frequently to prevent vegetables from sticking to bottom of pan.