Hearty Vegetable Beef and Black Bean Soup
By: Kristi Rimkus
Published: Friday, July 1, 2011 - 6:47am

Ingredients




1 small onion, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cups celery, thinly sliced
2 cups carrots, thinly sliced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 pound extra lean ground beef, crumbled
2 large bay leaf
1 tablespoon thyme, fresh minced
2 tablespoons marjoram or oregano, fresh minced
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
6 cups low sodium beef broth
3 cups low sodium black beans, rinsed and drained, or dried, soaked and precooked.

Preparation

1 Heat a dutch oven over medium heat with olive oil. Add onion, celery, carrots, and garlic. Cook for 8 – 10 minutes until softened. Add ground beef and cook until beef is cooked through – about 5 minutes. 2 Add remaining ingredients EXCEPT sour cream and parsley. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 20 minutes. 3 Serve with sour cream and parsley.

About


This healthy soup is a terrific way to stretch your grocery dollars.