Helen this sounds delicious! Very similar to the hamburger soup my mother has been telling me about. Thank you for sharing the recipe and I hope you're doing well.
Jeri Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 9, 2017, at 10:17 AM, Helen Whitehead via Cookinginthedark > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Beef minestrone > I made this on a hot summer day, Friday, July7, 2017. It was really good! > I didn't bother with the cheese though. > I cooked it for an hour, including the cooking of the macaroni. > > Call me crazy, if you like, but, I had to use up some vegetables that I had > in my fridge, so I'm making a Beef Minestrone Soup. > I'll let you know, how it turned out. > > Here are the changes I've made. > > Beef minestrone > > 1 lb. ground beef > 1 large onion, chopped > I didn't have a big one, so I used 2 small ones. > > 6 cups water > I used a carton of beef broth, and added 3 cups of water. > > 1 cup potatoes, peeled and cubed > I didn't measure, just peeled 2, > 1 cup carrots, peeled and sliced > I used baby carrots, not sure how many there were, but sliced what I had > left. > > 1/2 cup celery, diced > 1 cup cabbage, shredded > Probably more cabbage than that, > > 1 can (16-oz.) tomatoes > I used a 28 ounce can, of diced tomatoes, > 1 cup cooked beans > I opened a can of peas and carrots the other day, at lunch time, before > checking to see what it was. > So I threw them in too. > > 1 small bay leaf > 1/2 tsp. thyme > 1/2 tsp. basil > I didn't have any basil, instead, I used Italian seasonings. > 1 tsp. salt > 1/8 tsp. ground pepper > 1 cup dry macaroni > 4 oz. shredded low-fat cheddar cheese, grated > > Brown beef in skillet; add onions and cook until onions are clear. In a > large soup pot, combine beef with all other ingredients except macaroni and > cheese. Simmer for 1-2 hours. Add macaroni and simmer until noodles are > tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove bay leaf and serve, topped with shredded > cheese. > > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
