Mmmmm soup on a cold night

Here's what we're having for dinner:

Italian Vegetable Soup
Submitted by: Jackie

Photo by: LynnInTokyo "Makes a lot and is very, very good."
Original recipe yield: 8 servings.
Prep Time:20 MinutesCook Time:50 MinutesReady In:1 Hour 10 MinutesServings:8 (change)

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INGREDIENTS:
1 pound ground beef
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped carrots
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 (14.5 ounce) can peeled and diced tomatoes
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 (19 ounce) cans kidney beans, drained and rinsed
2 cups water
5 teaspoons beef bouillon granules
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
2 cups chopped cabbage
1 (15.25 ounce) can whole kernel corn
1 (15 ounce) can green beans
1 cup macaroni

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DIRECTIONS:
Place ground beef in a large soup pot. Cook over medium heat until evenly browned. Drain excess fat. Stir in onion, celery, carrots, garlic, chopped tomatoes, tomato sauce, beans, water and bouillon. Season with parsley, oregano and basil. Simmer for 20 minutes.
Stir in cabbage, corn, green beans and pasta. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat. Simmer until vegetables are tender and pasta is al dente. Add more water if needed.
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It smells really good!

What time should we be over for dinner??? :lol

Sounds delicious !!!

YUMMERS! I will have to try that sometime. Tonight we are having frozen pizza. Whoopty Doo!

Can you get from Richardson to Fort Worth in 15 minutes? :lol Seriously, it makes enough to feed an army! We're going to be eating it next week!

Can you get from Richardson to Fort Worth in 15 minutes? :lol :lol ummmm ... I'm gonna go out on a limb and say no ... especially with this cold and yucky weather.

But bon apetite !!!!

Mmmmmm...soup sounds like a perfect meal for today.

It was pretty good! Dh really liked it!

Yum!!!

I pulled Minestrone Soup with Ground Beef out of my freezer. The recipe is VERY similar to Shirelle's. I really like how ingredients can be substituted in this soup ... like cauliflower instead of cabbage. Also, I cook the macaroni separate and put it in the individual bowls of soup. If there are leftovers, the macaroni gets soggy. It's an easy soup to freeze, if you don't have the macaroni in it.

I love soup when it's cold like this! I usually make a veg/beef one but tonight we're having my first attempt at chicken tortilla soup.