Ground Beef and Vegetable Soup

Name: Ground Beef and Vegetable Soup
Total time: 100
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 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

Recipe by Barry Heuser from allrecipes.com

2 Hr. 40 Mins.

Ingredients

16 servings

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2 tablespoons olive oil
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2 large yellow onions, diced
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6 stalks celery, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
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4 carrots, sliced 1/8-inch thick
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3 cloves garlic, chopped
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2 ½ pounds lean ground beef
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46 ounces low-sodium vegetable juice (such as V8®)
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46 ounces reduced-sodium beef broth
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1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
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1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
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2 cubes beef bouillon

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1 teaspoon ground thyme
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¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
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salt and pepper to taste
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1 (15.25 ounce) can yellow corn, drained
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1 (15.25 ounce) can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
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1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
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1 (15 ounce) can great Northern beans, drained and rinsed
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1 (14.5 ounce) can cut green beans, drained
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8 ounces frozen peas
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8 ounces frozen lima beans
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8 ounces frozen sliced okra

Instructions

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.