Favorite Vegetable Soup

Making soup is a great way to get rid of some of the vegetables in your refrigerator or cabinets to help you save a few dollars. This soup is great as is but you can also replace some of the ingredients with others from the fridge that need to be used. Cost of this soup is just $0.45 per serving!
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- Prep time
- 25 min
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- Servings
- 14 Servings
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- Serving size
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1 cup
Ingredients
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ground chuck ((this is a cut of beef))
- 1/2 lbs
- 227 g
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peeled, chopped fresh tomatoes or 2, 28-oz. cans no salt added diced tomatoes
- 7 cups
- 7 cups
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water
- 4 cup
- 4 cup
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cut green beans (14.5-ounce, no salt added, drained and rinsed)
- 1 can
- 1 can
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peas (15-ounce, no salt added, drained and rinsed)
- 1 can
- 1 can
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corn (15.25-ounce, no salt added, drained and rinsed)
- 1 can
- 1 can
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medium carrots (3-ounce each, peeled and chopped)
- 2
- 2
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medium potatoes (5-ounce each, peeled and diced)
- 3
- 3
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medium onion (5-ounce, diced)
- 1
- 1
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dry rice
- 1/4 cup
- 1/4 cup
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black pepper
- 1/8 tsp
- 1/8 tsp
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crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/8 tsp
- 1/8 tsp
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salt
- 1/2 tsp
- 1/2 tsp
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garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp
- 1/2 tsp
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Directions
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Place ground chuck in a 2-gallon stockpot and brown over medium heat. Remove meat and drain it well. Wipe drippings from pot.
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Return meat to stockpot, then add tomatoes and water. Bring to a simmer and cook, covered, until tomatoes are soft and a juicy broth is created, about 20 minutes.
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Add remaining ingredients, cover, and continue cooking 60 additional minutes to allow flavors to blend.