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    Beefy Mac Soup

    October 5, 2009 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 6 Comments

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    Beefy-Mac-Soup

    For now, I’ll share this simple and hearty soup – made with medium shell pasta, beef, veggies! 

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    Beefy Mac Soup

    A hearty, scrumptious soup!
    Prep Time10 minutes
    Cook Time30 minutes
    Servings - 4 servings

    Ingredients 

    • 1 lb ground chuck
    • 1/2 small yellow onion chopped
    • 6 cups water
    • 1 cup pasta noodles small or medium shell
    • 15 oz. can diced tomatoes
    • 2 carrot sticks peeled and diced
    • 1 celery stalk diced
    • 1 green bell pepper seeded and diced
    • 1 red bell pepper seeded and diced
    • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
    • 1 tsp Italian seasoning mix
    • Salt and pepper, to taste
    • veggies side dish
    • 1 mini French loaf side dish
    • butter and jam

    Instructions

    • In a large saucepan, brown the ground chuck with the chopped onion. Drain and return to saucepan.
    • To the ground chuck, add water, diced tomatoes, diced carrots, diced celery, diced peppers, and the Italian seasonings. Simmer for 5-10 minutes, and then add the pasta.
    • Cook for another 10-15 minutes and reduce heat to low until its time to serve. (Don't let the soup "sit" too long on the stove, as the pasta will overcook and get mushy!)
    • Slice and warm bread and serve with butter and jam.
    • Serve Beefy Mac Soup with veggies and slices of French bread.
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    Filed Under: Beef Recipes, Budget Friendly Recipes, Pasta Recipes, Soup Recipes Tagged With: butternut squash, carrots

    Comments

    1. The Happy Housewife says

      October 5, 2009 at 8:49 pm

      Erin! How could you omit the cheese?? That is almost unpatriotic. The recipe looks really good, love how there are a lot of fresh veggies incorporated into the recipe.
      Toni

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    2. Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom says

      October 5, 2009 at 8:50 pm

      @The Happy Housewife,

      LOL! For the boys! They are dairy-free 🙂

      I would have, but didn’t for them!

      Reply
    3. cathe says

      October 17, 2009 at 12:19 pm

      erin
      just wanted to thank you for this site. just made the chicken divan and loved it! improvised a little on the veg part(used what was in house) but made your homemade white sauce and loved it. my family loved the meal and cannot wait for me to make again.
      thanx again
      cathe

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    4. karen says

      January 18, 2010 at 11:50 pm

      You are so lucky! Ground chuck is on sale for $2.69 lb. here.

      Wish you could mail the meat to me!!

      Reply
      • Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom says

        January 18, 2010 at 11:55 pm

        @karen,

        I would if I could!!!

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    5. Emmalyn says

      April 26, 2016 at 12:43 am

      Ground turkey is for sale here for 1.87 a pound. Would I be able to substitute that for the chuck?

      Reply

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