Trash Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Preparation Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10


• 1 1/2 lbs stewing beef


• 5 -6 carrots (1/2 inch dice)


• 10 ounces frozen baby lima beans


• 10 ounces frozen broccoli florets


• 1/4 cup barley


• 1 small zucchini (diced)


• 1 small yellow squash (diced)


• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice


• 1 (1 1/2 ounce) package knorr vegetable soup mix


• 32 ounces beef broth


• 11 1/2 ounces v8 vegetable juice


• 1 cup small shell pasta


• 1/4 cup olive oil

Recipe

• 1 brown beef in hot oil in pan.


• 2 to this add beef broth with the knorr soup mix, barley that has been soaked for a few hours in water.


• 3 add canned tomatoes and v-8 juice to suit your taste.


• 4 add vegetables longest cooking first such as the lima beans, carrots then broccoli, zucchini and squash.


• 5 add pasta last. it will swell and get over cooked if you cook too long. i usually turn the soup off and add the pasta, stir and let set about ½ hour. or you can cook the pasta of choice separate and add to individual soup bowls as you serve it. you can adjust to your personal taste by adjusting v-8, beef broth and water.