Hearty Beef Vegetable Soup
Category	Soup recipes
Yield	10 cups
Difficulty	Category:Easy recipes#Hearty%20Beef%20Vegetable%20Soup

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The original contributor of this recipe noted that the recipe originated from their mother, who used to make it for them.

Ingredients

• 1 pound beef round steak, cut into ¾-inch cubes
• 1 tablespoon margarine
• ½ cup chopped onion
• 2 cans (28 ounces) beef broth
• 4 cups water
• ½ cup sliced celery
• 2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
• 1 can (14.5 ounces) stewed tomatoes
• 2 cups sliced carrots
• 2 cups bow-tie noodles
• 2 cups torn fresh spinach leaves

Procedure

1. In a 4-quart saucepan over medium-high heat, brown beef in margarine.
2. Add onion; cook until tender.
3. Stir in beef broth, water, celery, and basil; bring to a boil.
4. Cover; reduce heat and simmer 1 hour.
5. Add tomatoes, carrots, noodles; bring to a boil.
6. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 25 minutes.
7. Stir in spinach; cook 5 minutes more.

Notes, tips and variations

• For a hearty stew, remove 1 cup broth from soup, and stir in 3 tablespoons flour until smooth. Return mixture to soup; cook and stir until thickened.