This fruity, chocolatey delight of oat bars is delicious.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 15 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 6 potatoes, diced
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 (10.5 ounce) can beef broth
- 2 cups mixed vegetables
- salt and pepper to taste
- ⅛ tablespoon dried rosemary
- ⅛ tablespoon dried thyme
- ¼ tablespoon dried basil
- ½ pound bacon – cooked and crumbled
Instructions
- In a large stock pot place beef, potatoes, tomatoes, onion, celery, broth and vegetables. Add enough water to cover ingredients, cover pot and cook over medium heat for 1 hour or until vegetables are soft and beef is cooked through.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper, rosemary, thyme and basil. Add bacon bits, stir and serve.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 947 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 75 g |
| Cholesterol | 148 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 12 g |
| Protein | 53 g |
| Saturated Fat | 18 g |
| Sodium | 1944 mg |
| Sugars | 7 g |
| Fat | 48 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Growing up in the 70’s and 80’s, my mom always made this. Unfortunately, true garbage soup is literally leftover meals of any meats and veggies thrown in a huge Tupperware in the freezer. All you’d add was broth/tomato juice. My mom would pull out the Tupperware once a month and Voi-La, garbage soup. It always yielded different servings… This will work just as well.
Love this soup; so, does my husband! It’s a great last-minute meal idea; I usually have all the ingredients on hand, i.e., items that, if unused, will end up in the garbage!
It was delicious! I used all fresh ingredients, including tomatoes and herbs, because I happened to have them. I also used only beef because I feel one meat is enough. Next time I’ll make it with the bacon. Thanks!
Sounds pretty good I’m gonna try it with ground Turkey though…
Very bland. I had to keep adding seasoning and salt!! I won’t be making it again
Wonderul recipe.although I used leftover meatloaf instead of plain hamburger.
This was incredibly delicious! Thumbs up from all!! Awesome comfort food!! Will make again!
I made it and it’s pretty good, although I added double the herbs and cooked them with the soup, didn’t add afterward. Also, the calories for this soul are WAY off! For six people, which is pretty generous servings (for 4 people they are HUGE serving sizes!) my calorie logging app came in at 389, give or take a few calories, no more than 400 per serving. NOT 900+ calories!
Love this recipe! It’s a great base for any leftover veggies. I only had veggie beef crumbles (which I sauteed in bacon grease), and used leftover chopped cabbage and carrots. I used the herbs in the recipe plus chopped garlic and Penzey’s Tsardust Memories seasoning. My whole family loved it, so I will use this recipe a lot.
Have been doing this for awhile, except instead of throwing out the water the veggies were cooked in it also went into the freezer. Some of the nutrients that were cooked out in the cooking are saved for the soup. Have a container large enough to be able to be opened and closed,when full make soup. Also buy ham with the bone and freeze it to add flavour.
I browned the ground beef with onions and celery before adding to soup pot. I also drained the ground beef mix after cooking. This was delicious and quick and I plan to make it again, varying the spices.
The title of this recipe is a misnomer. This recipe is WAY too “fancy” to be called “Garbage Soup.” I make GARBAGE soup. Not only is it never the same as the prior times I made it, but it tends to be a “work in process” as other veggies and/or meat/poultry “bi-products” become available. Luckily (for me,) my wife will not TOUCH it. I can’t wait for lunch every day to have my latest “creation.”
its a good soup horrible name didn’t see what left over has to do with this recipe
OMG! This is my mom’s ‘Slopped up soup’. Only instead of potatoes, she used spaghetti, broken in half. This is a staple in our house now and it can clean out your fridge in no time. It’s delicious, healthy and cheap. The only thing I add is a bit of Worcestershire sauce, about 2 teaspoons.
I have this before – my aunt has made this for years and I’ve carried on tradition. We include bits and scrap leftovers of rice or pasta and gr beef or chicken veggies etc. Never turns out the same but what a delightful surprise each time. Best news no waste of good food. We keep a two quart container in freezer and add to until full and create.
Good recipe – I call mine ‘kitchen sink soup’.
It was good! I only had turkey so I Used that. Didn’t use any tomato. Threw in zuchini, mushrooms, 3 potatoes which was plenty. I should have thrown in carrots to add color. But the flavor is good and I can easily make again. Thanks for this!
I love this recipe! Each time I try to use a different type of beef (ground, tips, stew chunks, etc) and I haven’t figured out the best one yet. Each time the soup is enjoyable though, just something about the beef throws me off. Maybe I’ll try it as a veggie soup next time!
It turned out great I added a few of my own ingredients butter, soup mix, onionpowder. My family loved it and I made some cornbread to go with it.
Okay. I feel like it’s kind of bland but I will add some spices for extra flavor.
I have made this twice: once as written and once cooking the beef first. The difference in taste was minimal but without cooking the meat first, the texture of the beef was a bit soggy. The second time I sautéed beef, onions, celery, and carrot first then dumped the rest in the pot. The beef had a firmer texture, which we preferred. Regardless, it never needed an hour. I cooked it for 20 minutes both times. The recipe really is versatile because you add whatever vegetables you have hanging around. Thank you for sharing it.