SPICY ITALIAN SOUP

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To warm up those cold winter night, this soup does the trick. The flavor of having it simmer all day makes it extra special.-David Wallace-Menard, Shepard, Montana

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 3h40m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

1 pound beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 small soup bone, optional
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 can (28 ounces) stewed tomatoes
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup sliced carrots
1/4 cup snipped celery leaves
1 tablespoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon dried savory
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/8 teaspoon ground mace
Hot peppers, seeded and minced or crushed red pepper flakes to taste
4 cups water
1 cup elbow macaroni

Steps:

In a Dutch oven, brown beef and soup bone in oil over medium-high heat. Stir in tomatoes, celery, carrots, celery leaves and seasonings. Add water and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to simmer. Cook 3-4 hours or until meat is tender. Remove any meat from the soup bone; discard bone. Dice meat and add to soup. Twenty minutes before serving, add macaroni; cook, covered, until tender.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 184 calories, Fat 8g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 35mg cholesterol, Sodium 1109mg sodium, Carbohydrate 16g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 13g protein.