Alphabet Soup
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Alphabet Soup
Description
In this Alphabet Soup, ground beef is cooked with onion, carrots, and celery to establish a rich base before the addition of garlic enhances the aroma. The soup includes diced tomatoes and tomato sauce with Italian seasoning, creating a tomato-forward broth. Fresh and frozen vegetables like corn and green beans add variety in texture and flavor, while the alphabet noodles soften as the soup simmers.
The soup offers mild herbaceous notes from the Italian seasoning and freshness from chopped parsley at the end. The small pasta shapes make it approachable for children and comfortable as a casual meal offering substantial protein and vegetables in every spoonful.
Look for alphabet noodles in grocery stores or online. The soup allows for using frozen vegetables for convenience, though fresh may be substituted when available. Crumbling the beef finely during cooking ensures even distribution and ease of eating.
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup onion finely diced
- 2 carrot peeled, quartered and sliced
- 2 talks celery thinly sliced
- 1 pound ground beef I use 90% lean
- 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic minced
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 15 ounce can diced tomatoes do not drain
- 8 ounce can tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning dried
- 6 cups beef broth
- 3/4 cup alphabet noodles
- 1/2 cup corn frozen
- 1/2 cup green beans frozen
- 2 tablespoons parsley chopped, fresh leaves
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Add the onion, carrots and celery to the pot.
- Cook for 5-6 minutes or until softened.
- Add the ground beef to the pot and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Cook, breaking up the meat with a spoon, until browned and mostly cooked through. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds more.
- Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, beef broth, alphabet noodles, corn and green beans to the pot; bring to a simmer.
- Simmer for 10-12 minutes or until noodles are tender and vegetables have softened.
- Taste and add salt and pepper as desired. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
Notes
- Alphabet noodles can be found in the pasta or international aisle of grocery stores or online.
- Use 90% lean ground beef to maintain flavor with less grease.
- Crumble the beef into small pieces while cooking for even distribution.
- Frozen corn and green beans are used here, but fresh vegetables are fine substitutes when in season.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 205 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 205kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 19g | 38% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 49mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 976mg | 41% |
| Potassium | 672mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 3650IU | 73% |
| Vitamin C | 12.2mg | 14% |
| Calcium | 68mg | 7% |
| Iron | 3.2mg | 18% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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