MARTHA'S VEGETABLE BEEF SOUP

Martha's Vegetable Beef Soup image

The perfect cold-weather soup: Easy, and so tasty. My family has served this on Christmas night for years. It doubles easily and freezes well. For a meatier soup, double the ground beef.

Provided by Darby "SilverSprite2004" Kenne

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

½ pound ground beef
1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 cups water
1 (10 ounce) package frozen mixed vegetables
¼ cup dry onion soup mix
1 teaspoon white sugar

Steps:

In a large pot over medium high heat, saute the ground beef for about 5 minutes, or until browned. Drain off excess fat.
Add the tomatoes, sauce, water, vegetables, soup mix and sugar. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 183.7 calories, Carbohydrate 14.8 g, Cholesterol 32.2 mg, Fat 10.5 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 9.1 g, SaturatedFat 4.2 g, Sodium 582.9 mg, Sugar 4.7 g