Alphabet Soup

A quick and easy vegetable soup made with ground round and spicy vegetable juice cocktail. My kids love it!

Original recipe makes 12 servings

Ingredients

1 pound ground round
3 cubes beef bouillon
3 cups hot water
1 (46 fluid ounce) bottle spicy vegetable juice cocktail
1 pound frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
8 ounces uncooked alphabet pasta
6 cups water
salt and pepper to taste

  • PREP

    10 mins

  • COOK

    30 mins

  • READY IN

    40 mins

Directions

  1. Place the meat in a large stock pot, and cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain the meat, except for about 2 tablespoons of the juices.
  2. Dissolve the bouillon cubes in 3 cups of hot water, and add to the stock pot with the meat. Stir in spicy vegetable juice cocktail, mixed vegetables, alphabet pasta, and 6 cups of water. Simmer 20 minutes, or until pasta is tender. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 182 kcal
Carbohydrates: 23.5 g
Cholesterol: 23 mg
Fat: 5.1 g
Fiber: 3.1 g
Protein: 11.2 g
Sodium: 580 mg