Beefy Italian Vegetable Soup is a simple hearty soup made with ground beef, vegetables, Italian herbs, and pasta. It’s super easy to make, tastes delicious, and will warm you up on a chilly night.
Beefy Italian Vegetable Soup Recipe
Beefy Italian Vegetable Soup
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ¼ cup onion – finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic – minced
- ¼ cup carrot – peeled and finely chopped
- ¼ cup celery – finely chopped
- ¼ cup peas
- ¼ cup corn kernels
- ½ pound ground beef – 80/20
- 1 cup stewed crushed tomatoes
- 1 tsp fresh oregano – minced
- 1 tsp fresh thyme – minced
- 1 tsp fresh basil – minced
- 2 bay leaves
- 6 cups beef stock
- 1 cup Ditalini noodles
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Add olive oil to a Dutch oven and bring up to medium heat.1 tbsp olive oil
- Add chopped onion, and sauté until translucent.1/4 cup onion
- Add chopped garlic, and sauté until aromatic.3 cloves garlic
- Add vegetables, and sauté until tender.1/4 cup carrot, 1/4 cup celery, 1/4 cup peas, 1/4 cup corn kernels
- Add ground beef, and crumble with a spoon or spatula.1/2 pound ground beef
- Cook while stirring until meat is evenly browned.
- Add crushed tomatoes.1 cup stewed crushed tomatoes
- Stir in the tomatoes, and cook for several minutes.
- Add the herbs, and sauté until aromatic. Pre-heat the beef stock in the microwave.1 tsp fresh oregano, 1 tsp fresh thyme, 1 tsp fresh basil, 2 bay leaves
- Add hot beef stock to the soup.6 cups beef stock
- Stir to incorporate, then bring up to a fast boil.
- Add the noodles, and stir into the soup.1 cup Ditalini noodles
- Reduce heat to a low boil. Cook pasta for 10 minutes until al-dente, or according to package instructions.
- Remove from the heat, add the salt and pepper and adjust to your liking.1 tsp kosher salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper
- Serve hot!
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Variations
Zuppa Fagioli
Add cannellini beans and spinach leaves. Use less stock (4 cups) to make Zuppa Fagioli. The stock can be beef or vegetable. Great Northern beans, or any white bean would work fine. Give the beans a good rinse before adding them to the soup.
Zuppa Minestroni
Add diced potato instead of pasta, and zucchini, squash, green beans to make Zuppa Minestrone.
Vegetable Options
You can pretty much use what you have on hand. Corn, peas, zucchini, squash, kale are all great options. Get creative!
Tomatoes
I’m using chunky Roasted Cherry Tomato Sauce from my garden in this recipe. A good grocery store option would be San Marzano peeled tomatoes – just crush them by hand before adding to the soup.
Pasta Options
I like to use the Ditalini pasta, but other pastas are equally good. Try Tubbetini, or Farfalline. Any small, hollow noodle will do. Hollow noodles allow the sauce to get inside. Small noodles allow enough room on your spoon to include broth, vegetables and meat in your bite.
Serve with Bread
Beefy Italian Vegetable Soup tastes great served with a buttered French Baguette or Italian bread.
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