Beef and Green Bean Soup
This is a great recipe if you have a small amount of leftover roast beef or some stew meat.
Ingredients
- 4 cups beef broth
- 1 cup cooked beef cubed
- 2 potatoes peeled and diced
- 2 carrots peeled and sliced
- 1 stalk celery sliced
- 1 small onion diced
- ¼-½ tsp. thyme
- ¼-½ tsp. rosemary
- 1 can green beans I use a pint or pint-and-a-half jar of home canned.
- 1 cup whipping cream or evaporated milk
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a pot, add the beef broth and bring to a boil; add the beef, potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, thyme, and rosemary.
- Simmer, covered, for about 30 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.
- Add the green beans and taste the broth to see if you need to add salt and/or pepper.
- Continue to simmer for about 5-10 minutes or longer.
- Just before serving, lower the heat and add the cream; heat thoroughly but do not boil.
