Recipe of Dinner In A Pumpkin Ground Beef

Ground Beef And Vegetable Soup

Ground beef, rice, mushrooms and a creamy sauce combine to create a delicious stuffing for a hallowed out pumpkin!

Recipe Summary Ground Beef And Vegetable Soup

This easy recipe makes a large pot of soup that will feed a small crowd or leaves leftovers for those nights you just don't feel like cooking. The leftovers freeze well in meal-size containers or plastic bags. You can add potatoes or use any combination of vegetables to suit your taste.

Ingredients | Dinner In A Pumpkin Ground Beef

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 large yellow onions, diced

6 stalks celery, cut into 1/2-inch pieces

4 carrots, sliced 1/8-inch thick

3 cloves garlic, chopped

2 ½ pounds lean ground beef

46 ounces low-sodium vegetable juice (such as V8®)

46 ounces reduced-sodium beef broth

1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes

1 tablespoon Italian seasoning

2 cubes beef bouillon

1 teaspoon ground thyme

¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

salt and pepper to taste

1 (15.25 ounce) can yellow corn, drained

1 (15.25 ounce) can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed

1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed

1 (15 ounce) can great Northern beans, drained and rinsed

1 (14.5 ounce) can cut green beans, drained

8 ounces frozen peas

8 ounces frozen lima beans

8 ounces frozen sliced okra

Directions

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, celery, and carrots until tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir garlic into onion mixture; cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove pot from heat.

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in batches in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer browned beef to onion mixture in the large pot using a slotted spoon.

Heat onion-beef mixture over medium heat. Stir vegetable juice, beef broth, tomatoes, Italian seasoning, beef bouillon, thyme, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper into beef mixture. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer to blend the flavors, at least 1 hour.

Stir corn, kidney beans, cannellini beans, great Northern beans, green beans, peas, lima beans, and okra into beef mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until heated through, about 10 minutes.

Info | Dinner In A Pumpkin Ground Beef

prep: 15 mins cook: 1 hr 25 mins total: 1 hr 40 mins Servings: 16 Yield: 16 servings

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