Mom's Tomato Vegetable Soup Recipe
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Mom's Tomato Vegetable Soup

By: Sandra Davis 
"I developed this vegetable-based soup from a recipe my mom made when I was a child. Its robust down-home taste brings back wonderful memories of growing up on the farm."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (3)

Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
3 Hrs
Ready In:
3 Hrs 15 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 18 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (3 pound) broiler-fryer chicken, cut up
  • 8 cups water
  • 1 celery rib, halved
  • 1 medium onion, halved
  • 3 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 2 cups tomato juice
  • 1 (15 ounce) can mixed vegetables, drained
  • 1 (15.5 ounce) can black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 pound lean ground beef
  • 1 (15 ounce) can cream-style corn

Directions

  1. In an 8-qt. soup kettle, place chicken, water, celery and onion. Cover and bring to a boil; skim fat. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours or until chicken falls off the bones. Strain broth and skim fat; return broth to kettle. Add the next eight ingredients. Debone chicken and cut into chunks; return to kettle. Bring to a boil. Meanwhile, in a medium skillet, brown beef; drain and add to soup. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour. Stir in corn; cook, uncovered, for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Footnotes

  • Diabetic Exchanges: One 1-cup serving (prepared with low-sodium tomato juice and tomatoes and without added salt) equals 1 meat, 1 vegetable, 1/2 starch; also, 155 calories, 69 mg sodium, 31 mg cholesterol, 15 gm carbohydrate, 14 gm protein, 4 gm fat.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 13, 2011 by BRITTANY2852   view full review
I use this recipe as a great base for my version of tomato vegetable soup- I up the vegetables...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 15, 2011 by Julie Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Didn't do everything according to recipe, but loved the addition of cream-style corn.. never...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2010 by Michelle Roe   view full review
Very nice on a cold winters day. Thanks for the recipe!

 

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