The BEST Vegetable Beef Soup
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By Alyssa Rivers
on Mar 15, 2016, Updated Sep 23, 2024 |
This hearty Vegetable Beef Soup is comforting and flavor-packed! It’s loaded with beef, potatoes, and veggies that simmer to tender perfection. A classic and easy one-pot soup for a chilly night.
Reasons to Love This Soup
- Hearty and Filling: Full of vegetables and tender beef, this soup is hearty and can feed a hungry crowd!
- One Pot-Soup: It doesn’t get easier than a one-pot soup! Easy to make, and clean-up is a breeze.
- Classic and Comforting Favorite: This is a classic soup recipe that everyone knows and loves. Perfect for those cozy nights in!
Ingredients for Vegetable Beef Soup
Hearty and chock full of veggies, this soup has it all for a complete meal! Serve with some rolls and you’re all set! I love the extra richness the Worcestershire sauce adds. Add more or less seasoning depending on your tastes.
- Olive Oil: For browning meat and softening the veggies.
- Boneless Beef Chuck: Beef chuck has the BEST flavor!
- Garlic: Fresh minced garlic has the most flavor.
- Salt and Pepper: To season the beef and more if needed for serving!
- Onions, Carrots, and Celery: The best combination of veggies! Chop them all the same size for even cooking.
- Yukon Gold Potatoes: The perfect potato for soup because it holds its shape and is soft and tender.
- Frozen Peas: I love the pop of color and texture the peas add.
- Diced Tomatoes: Use canned tomatoes and don’t drain them because you need the liquid.
- Worcestershire Sauce: Adds deep intense flavor!
- Beef Broth: The liquid base for the soup.
- Basil, Oregano, Thyme, Paprika: The perfect combination of seasonings to flavor the vegetable beef soup!
Vegetable Beef Soup Recipe
This vegetable beef soup couldn’t be any easier! It will take a little time to prep the veggies, but once you get everything in the pot to simmer, it’s hands-off, and the heat does the rest. The comforting aroma will fill your house and dinner will be a hit!
- Season and Brown the Beef: Heat the olive oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Season the cubed beef with salt and pepper and toss into the pot. Sear the pieces of beef until golden brown on the outside. It doesn’t need to be cooked through at this point. Remove the beef from the pot.
- Cook the Vegetables: Add in the onion, carrots, and celery then cook until the vegetables begin to soften.
- Add Garlic: Add in the garlic and saute for another minute.
- Add Beef and Remaining Ingredients/ Simmer: Add the beef back into the pot along with the potatoes, peas, diced tomatoes, beef broth, basil, oregano, thyme, and paprika. Bring to a gentle boil, reduce heat to low, cover the pot, and simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 25-30 minutes. Season with additional salt and pepper if needed, serve warm and enjoy!
Variations and More Cooking Methods
The vegetable beef soup is so warm and comforting! Your whole family will love this veggie-loaded, beefy bowl of yumminess. It makes a hearty one-pot meal.
- Vegetables: Cut the vegetables into the same size for even cooking. Add even more vegetables to increase the goodness. Use cut green beans, chopped zucchini, peas, corn, diced bell pepper, or broccoli florets.
- Potatoes: You want to use potatoes that are considered waxy. These will hold their shape and hold up to extended cooking times in soups. These include red, fingerlings, Yukon, yellow, and new potatoes. Russets are not good for stews and soups because they will disintegrate after long periods of cooking and turn to mush. Not ideal for your soups. Save the russet potatoes for homemade French fries!
- Crockpot Vegetable Beef Soup: This can easily be made in the crockpot or slow cooker. Brown the beef as directed in the recipe, and cook the veggies until tender. Add all the ingredients to your crockpot and stir to combine. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
- Instant Pot Vegetable Beef Soup: To cook this in the Instant Pot, select the sauté button and add the oil. Brown the beef as directed in the recipe, and cook the veggies until tender. Add all the ingredients to the Instant Pot then stir to combine. Cook on “manual” for 20 minutes, then, do a slow release.
What’s the Difference Between Soup and Stew?
If you notice this is a soup, not a stew. The big difference is the amount of liquid you’ll have in your bowl. Soup has enough liquid that the ingredients can “float.” Stew has enough liquid to cook the veggies and hold it all together. It’s all personal preference! If you want a thicker texture make stew, but if you want a runnier texture whip up soup!
Leftover Vegetable Beef Soup
You can definitely make this vegetable beef soup ahead of time. In fact, soups often taste even better when their flavors have had time to meld.
- In the Refrigerator: If you just want to make this soup a day or two ahead of time, then storing it in the fridge is the way to go! Once the soup has cooled, then store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days.
- To Reheat: When you’re ready to use the frozen soup, simply thaw it in the refrigerator overnight. Once thawed, you can reheat it on the stovetop or in the microwave until it’s heated throughout.
- In the Freezer: After cooking and allowing the soup to cool down, transfer it to freezer-safe containers or resealable freezer bags. Be sure to leave some space at the top to account for expansion as the soup freezes. Then, label it with the date. The soup will last about 2-3 months.
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Heat the olive oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Season the cubed beef with salt and pepper and toss into the pot.
Sear the pieces of beef until golden brown on the outside. It doesn’t need to be cooked through at this point. Remove the beef from the pot.
Add in the onion, carrots, and celery then cook until the vegetables begin to soften. Add in the garlic and saute for another minute.
Add the beef back into the pot along with the potatoes, peas, diced tomatoes, beef broth, basil, oregano, thyme, and paprika.
Bring everything to a gentle boil, reduce heat to low, cover the pot, and simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 25-30 minutes.
Season with additional salt and pepper if needed, serve warm and enjoy!
Calories: 299kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 21gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 1413mgPotassium: 941mgFiber: 4gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 4032IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 80mgIron: 4mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.