Sumner/Butler Family Hamburger Vegetable Soup submitted by Rod Butler
INGREDIENTS
  • Cooking Time: 1 hr.
  • Servings: 8-10
  • Preparation Time: 15 min
  • 3/4 lb extra lean ground beef
  • 1 cup diced onion
  • 1 cup diced celery
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 large diced potato
  • 1 cup chopped or sliced carrots
  • 1 cup frozen corn kernels
  • 2 cups frozen green beans
  • 28 oz can diced tomatoes
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 dried basil leaves
  • 2 tsp bottled brown boquet sauce
DIRECTIONS
  1. Lightly spray large pot with cooking spray.
  2. Put ground beef, onions and celery in pot.
  3. Cook over medium to medium-high heat until ground beef is browned and vegetables begin to soften.
  4. Add water, potato, carrots, corn, green beans, diced tomatoes, salt, black pepper, basil leaves and bottled brown boquet sauce.
  5. Stir to combine.
  6. Heat under high heat until soup begins to boil.
  7. Reduce heat to simmer and cover the pot.
  8. Simmer for 50-60 minutes.
RECIPE BACKSTORY
My family made this soup, it has been a staple to serve on a cold day.