Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2009

perfect! I did add onion soup mix and can of beef broth instead of water. This was one of the best Ive ever made. I will cook this again.

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rainorion

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Reviewed: Feb. 19, 2009

A good beginning to how I make vegetable beef soup. I use stew beef, add garlic, add barley, use chopped tomatoes instead of juice, and more water.

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Peg Shambo

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Home Town: Guilderland, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 19, 2009

A very simple soup, I made this in my crock pot I used a large package of mixed vegetables instead of the potatoes, carrots, corn, and beans, the last half hour I put in a handful of pasta. Don't know if I will make again.

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Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2009

This soup was so simple & suprisingly so yummy! I wasn't sure about cooking the potatoes in with the raw ground beef & onion but it all cooked nicely! I also thought it might be really bland & it kinda was. So to the 1 cup of water I added 2 beef bullion cubes. Then to the whole pot I added extra salt, extra pepper & a tablespoon or two of Worchestershire sauce. This made the broth really flavorful & yummy! What a great soup for those cold winter days!

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Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2009

My nutritionist told me how to make this years ago. I love it. I usually use ground beef, but sometimes put chicken in it. I start with frozen mixed veggies and add various things depending on what is available. Potatoes, onions, garlic, black eyed peas, field peas, lima beans, butter beans...whatever you like can be thrown in this soup. I like my soup thick, so I cover it with vegetable juice and sometimes add a little water. I'm not much on veggies, but love this.

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MOONPIE57

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Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2009

This is a good soup. I did like other reviewers and used beef broth instead of water and added half cup of red wine. I used 5 fresh tomatoes diced up instead of the tomatoe paste and canned tomatoes. You can make this with just about any ingrediants and not go wrong.

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Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2009

This was a great recipe, I didn't cook the potatoes with the meat like it says, I just put everything in a pot (did cook the meat though, and added a can of romano beans, will make this again!!

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Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2009

We thought this soup was very tasty, if a tad bland. Next time I would add some herbs and perhaps a little chili powder. I made it as written, but added a couple cloves of garlic, a zucchini and a splash of worcestershire. I sauteed the beef/onion/garlic together, then removed the meat mixture and steamed the potatoes/carrots in the pan for 15 minutes before combining everything.

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Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2009

I received this recipe in the daily dish yesterday. I stopped on my way home and got the ingredients and had this last night for dinner. It was awesome. I added two cloves of minced garlic and omitted the salt. Instead of cooking the carrots in the microwave, I cooked them with the potatoes, hamburger and onion mixture. I added the 1/2 cup of water to that to help steam the veggies. I also added some red pepper flakes in the end because I like a little spice. This recipe is a keeper! Thanks!!

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Reviewed: Feb. 17, 2009

What a very simple and FABULOUS tasting soup! My family all loved it, even my VERY picky daughter! I actually made it in my slow cooker,...browned the ground beef with fresh garlic & onion, added the remaining ingredients and cooked it all day! I chose to use a frozen veggie mix of corn, green beans & carrots. I also added a couple beef boullion cubes and a can of diced garlic/onion tomoatoes. The flavor was really, really good! Highly recommend!

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Reviewed: Feb. 17, 2009

My husband and I loved this soup. I did take some of the other ideas, added minced garlic, celery, a half of can of stewed tomatoes, instead of water,I used a can of beef broth and also added chopped up cabbage and used spicy V8 juice. I also added a little hot sauce.

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Reviewed: Feb. 17, 2009

Yummy! I used a cup of beef broth instead of water, added 2 cloves minced garlic to the onions, beef and potatoes, and about a tsp of italian spice mixture and it was so good! Will make again for sure!

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Tami

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Reviewed: Feb. 17, 2009

The best vegetable beef soup!! I actually had a bunch of leftover homemade spaghetti meat sauce and meatballs (I did cut those up) that I used instead of the tomato juice. It worked out PERFECT since it was already made with onion, garlic, green pepper & Italian herbs. Then I added beef broth and a little water. Threw in all the vegetables, with the addition of celery and cooked it for about two hours. WOW!!!

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Reviewed: Feb. 17, 2009

This was a tasty and hearty soup! For a little extra flavor I added garlic tabasco sauce to taste. Also, rather than chop and cook the potatoes and carrots I just threw in a couple can already sliced, undrained. Yummy and easy!

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Reviewed: Feb. 17, 2009

This recipe is a refined version of the stews I ate growing up on a farm in New Zealand. Now I live in Europe I thought I would give it a twist to better represent my current location. I removed the ground beef and replaced it with Italian Chorizo sausage. And we had it with home made garlic bread on the side. It was amazing!!!!

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Reviewed: Feb. 17, 2009

While the V8 provides some flavor, I think this recipe needs some additional seasonings. Perhaps a bit of chili powder or cayanne, or a dash of hot sauce, worchestershire sauce, or maybe a little bit of soy sauce would help it. Perhaps a couple of spoonsful of salsa. Basil would certainly be good in it. I like the way this soup is thicker. We prefer thicker soups in our home. Overall a good soup, but with a few tweeks could be a great soup. I wouldn't add salt to it because of the salty V8 in it. Good to put together in a crock pot. There is really no need to use the microwave here. Cook everything altogether. Very easy.

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Reviewed: Feb. 17, 2009

I've made my own version of this for several years now and it's always one my family is happy to eat. I make mine with half V8 and half beef broth and sometimes add a squirt of tomato paste. I also add a bit of olive oil and italian seasoning. I don't add salt because the beef broth already has enough. I love that this soup is made with stuff I always have on hand anyway!

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Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2009

I was turned on to this one because it used ground meat instead of "stew" meat (I am not a chunky meat fan). I also was looking forward the the V8 base. I thought it was fantastic! I used the red potatoes (had never done that in a soup and thought they were better!), onion powder instead of real onions, and frozen mixed vegetables instead of the vegetables listed here. Thanks for sharing this - it's one to keep!

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Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2009

AMAZING RECIPE!! Some deviations - I used garlic, ground turkey, frozen white corn, 2 small diced portabello mushroom caps, 4 diced roma tomatoes, green onion (for garnish), dried oregano, no green beans, and no salt. I was tempted to buy the low-sodium version of V8, but since it had more preservatives, I stuck with the fully salted version. I'm glad I did b/c the soup ended up perfectly seasoned w/o needing any extra salt. I first browned the garlic and onions with the meat, took it out, and then steamed the potatoes in the juices of the meat for 15 minutes. I should have added the carrots in at the same time b/c the microwave method left the carrots still a little hard and raw. The overall soup was delicious... with only two people, we ate almost half the pot in one night!! The soup tastes complex and hearty, but yet is healthy and easy to make. No need for additional carbs, as this is a complete meal in itself with the potatoes.

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