**Ingredients**
1 lb ground beef
1 small onion fin*ely dice*d
2 clov*es garlic
1 teasp*oon salt
2 cups peel*ed and chopped Yukon yellow potatoes chopped into small pieces (½-inch)
2 cans (14.5 oz each) beef broth
1 can (10 oz) condensed tomato soup
1 can (15 oz) petite di*ced tomatoes do not drain
1 bag (16 oz) frozen mixed vegetables
1 teas*poon Worcestershire sauce
1 teasp*oon dried parsley
½ teas*poon dried basil
*”Instructions***
In a soup pot, over medi*um-hi*gh heat, brown the ground beef, onion, garlic, and salt until n*o longer pink. Break u*p meat in crumbles as it cooks.
Drain the excess grease.
Add chopped potatoes, beef broth, tomato soup, dic*ed tomatoes, frozen vegetables, Worcestershire sauce, and the season*ings. Stir to combine.
Bring to a boil. Once boiling, cover with a lid and reduce hear to mediu*m-low. Let simmer for a*t least 30 minutes for the flavors to combine and the soup to become thicker.
Before serving, taste the soup after the simmer time and add additional salt as needed. I usually end u*p addi*ng a little more.
Leftovers can be frozen for up to 3 months or stored in the fridge, in an air-ti*ght container, for u*p to 5 days.
Notes
Potatoes : Yukon yellow potatoes are the best to use and what I prefer. But you can also use red potatoes or russet potatoes as well. Be sure and cut them into really small pieces so they will soft*en in the 30 minute simmer time.
Garlic : Use fresh garlic clo*ves that have been min*ced or pressed, use chopped garlic from a jar, or garlic paste from a tube.
Beef Broth : Using the regular, full salt beef broth for the best flavor. If using lower sodium beef broth, be sure and taste the soup at the end of the simmering time and add additional salt as needed.
Serving Size : This recipe makes 10 cups of soup. Feeds 8 servi*ngs of 1.25 cups each serving.
Let It Simmer! : This soup has a completely different taste once it has simm*ered for 30 minutes. Do*n’t skip this step because it wo*n’t taste the same with less simmering time.