Vegetable Beef Soup

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds ground beef
• Olive oil
• 6 Yukon potatoes (diced)
• 8 carrots (diced)
• 3 celery stalks
• 1 large yellow onion (chopped)
• 3 cloves garlic (chopped)
• 1 bag frozen green beans
• 1 bag frozen corn
• 4 cups beef broth
• 1-2 cups water
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 2 bay leaves

Directions

Heat some olive oil in a large stock pot over medium heat.

Add the ground beef and brown. Remove and set aside.

Add some more olive oil to the same pot. Add the celery, onion, potatoes, and carrots and sauté until the onions are translucent.

Add back the ground beef. Pour in the beef stock, water, tomatoes, frozen green beans, frozen corn and bay leaves.

Bring the soup to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cover. Let simmer for an hour.

Season with salt and pepper and serve.