It's good to be home

A dark and rainy Friday night.  The end of another long work week.  A good game of hockey on TV, and a big pot of homemade beef vegetable soup for my guys.  There's nothing like comfort food for the soul, and what's better in the fall and winter than a hearty bowl of tummy-warming soup? My guys like mine chock full of stuff...

Vegetable Beef Soup

Ingredients:

1 lb. sirloin tips or beef cubes
1 small bag frozen mixed veggies
3-4 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
1/4 cup parsley flakes (I use parsley dried from my garden)
1 can beef broth
1/4 cup tomato paste
salt & pepper to taste
2 green onions, finely chopped (fresh from my garden)
1/4 cup chopped onion
Mrs. Grass vegetable soup packet
1-2 tablespoons oil to coat pan
1/2 cup mini bow tie pasta

Instructions:

1. Brown meat & onions in oil in large pot.

2. Add soup starter mix & 8 cups of water.

3. Boil, then lower heat and simmer for 20 minutes.

4. Add frozen veggies, potatoes, parsley flakes, broth, tomato paste, bow tie pasta, and salt & pepper. 

5. Let simmer for approximately 1 hour before serving.

Enjoy!