Italian Vegetable Beef Soup

Italian Vegetable Beef Soup
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 12
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 156.1
  • Total Fat: 6.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 33.1 mg
  • Sodium: 826.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 8.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.8 g
  • Protein: 15.9 g

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Introduction

Very tasty, low salt, fat and calorie soup enhanced with Italian herb seasoning. Very tasty, low salt, fat and calorie soup enhanced with Italian herb seasoning.
Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

    1 1/2 lb. lean beef cut in half inch cubes
    1 whole chopped onion
    2 - 3 tbs extra virgin olive oil
    4 cups water
    1 qt box plus 1 can beef stock (low or no fat) (or 3 cans)
    1 can chicken stock
    1 tsp seasoning salt of choice (or just lite salt)
    2 bay leaves
    1/4 tsp thyme
    1/2 tsp basil
    1 tsp Italian herb seasoning
    pepper to taste
    5 -6 stalks diced celery
    1 cup sliced or diced carrots
    1/4 to 1/3 head of cabbage cut/chopped
    1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes Italian style
    1 6 oz can tomato paste

Tips

Many other vegetables would be optional. Seasoning can also be altered to taste.


Directions

Heat olive oil in large soup pot or Dutch oven. Sauté onion and beef.
When beef is pale brown, add water, beef stock and chicken stock.
Add seasonings and continue cooking while preparing vegetables.
Add all vegetables and cook covered at med. heat at least 1 -2 hours.

Serving Size: 13 cup and a half servings

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ROBERTA43.