Vegetable Beef Noodle Soup
My daughter LOVES soup so I bought her a thermos for her lunch bag so she could take soup to school for lunch. She was hoping I would make some this week so I decided to make a vegetable beef noodle soup. It’s very similar to beef stew (her VERY favorite meal) but instead of adding potatoes, I add spaghetti noodles as well as fresh green beans. The soup was delicious and paired nicely with my House Salad and fresh bread. My daughter was very happy to eat the leftovers in her brand-new thermos the next day at school. I served this meal
Vegetable Beef Noodle Soup:
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb beef chuck, cut into bite-sized chunks
- 1 yellow onion, chopped into large pieces
- 6 cloves of garlic, chopped
- 1 (15 oz) can diced tomatoes
- 1-2 tsp dried thyme
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
- 1 bay leaf
- 6 cups of beef broth
- 3 carrots, peeled and diced
- 2 stalks of celery, diced
- 1 cup fresh green beans, cut into thirds
- 1/4 lb spaghetti noodles broken into pieces
How to Make Vegetable Beef Noodle Soup
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add stew meat and onion then cook for about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds before adding tomatoes, seasonings, and beef broth.
Cover and cook in the oven for at least 3-4 hours, checking occasionally to make sure there is enough liquid. Remove pot from oven place on stovetop over medium-low heat.
Add carrot, green beans, and celery to the stew, and add more beef broth if low. Taste and re-season if needed. Cover and cook for 45 minutes. Add the broken spaghetti noodles and cook for an additional 10-15 minutes. Serve and enjoy!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb beef chuck cut into bite-sized chunks
- 1 yellow onion chopped into large pieces
- 6 cloves of garlic chopped
- 1 (15 oz) can diced tomatoes
- 1-2 tsp dried thyme
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
- 1 bay leaf
- 6 cups of beef broth
- 3 carrots peeled and diced
- 2 stalks of celery diced
- 1 cup fresh green beans cut into thirds
- ¼ lb spaghetti noodles broken into pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add stew meat and onion then cook for about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds before adding tomatoes, seasonings, and beef broth.
- Cover and cook in the oven for at least 3-4 hours, checking occasionally to make sure there is enough liquid. Remove pot from oven place on stovetop over medium-low heat.
- Add carrot, green beans, and celery to the stew, and add more beef broth if low. Taste and re-season if needed. Cover and cook for 45 minutes.
- Add the broken spaghetti noodles and cook for an additional 10-15 minutes. Serve and enjoy!
Nice! I recommend browning the beef first, to get that nice carmelized flavour. And you can brown the veggies too. Try it and see if you like the added flavour!
Cheers
If you decide to use the crock pot. can you please provide the timing guidelines …when do I add the ingredients, especially the spaghetti? Thank you.
Ann,
I would pretty much cook it the same way. Crockpot on low for 5-6 hours. I would then turn the crockpot up to high and add the carrots, green beans, and celery. Cook them for 40-45 minutes or until tender. Next add the noodles and cook until the noodles are al dente, about 10-15 minutes. I hope this helps.
Pam
If I got off to a late start ….can I cook it on high to shorten the cooking time required? I am using the crock pot. It’s 2 pm! Thank you.
Ann,
That should be fine, although, the meat won’t be as tender.
Pam
I dont want to put my soup in the oven i rather keep it cooking on the stove top. Do I keep it cooking for those 3-4 hours or would the cook time be shorter or longer?
Kyra,
You most certainly can cook it on the stove top. I would simmer the soup for the same amount of time.
Cheers,
Pam