Its dinner time and there is nothing set out to cook....

How often do you get so busy in your daily life that you forget to put out something to cook? Me, about once a week. Tonight, not only did I forget to put something out to make, but I also needed to give my 5 year old a bath. Not to fret, I found a perfect meal to make that would allow me to do both in a timely manner.

"Steak" Soup

Ingredients:

1.5-2 lbs ground beef
1 can stewed tomatoes (or I used fire roasted diced tomatoes, whatever you have in the cabinet)
1 can beef broth
2 beef bouillon cubes
1 bag of frozen mixed vegetables (peas, carrots, green beans, corn)
salt and pepper

Prepare:

In a large stock pot brown off ground beef and drain
add can of broth, tomatoes, frozen vegetables, 2 bouillon cubes and a half can of water.
let simmer and stir occasionally until veggies are soft
add salt and pepper to taste

Total cook time was approximately 40 minutes.

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* We serve with shredded sharp cheddar cheese, a dollop of sour cream and crackers for me, tortilla chips for my guy

** In my case the hamburger was still completely frozen, so I added it to the stock pot with a little bit of water covered with a lid on medium high, this only took about 5-7 minutes to ground up. I prefer not to nuke raw meat as it causes it to have a weird texture.
While the soup was simmering I was able to give my daughter a bath and braid her hair. Pin It