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Ground Beef and Vegetable Soup

1 lb 90% lean ground beef
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4 cups (1 box) beef broth or stock
water
2 beef bullion cubes
2 onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped fine
3 celery ribs, 3 carrots, 2 potatoes – washed, peeled, chopped
1 can beans (do not drain)
1 or 2 cans diced tomatoes (do not drain)
dried parsley, basil, bay leaves, salt and pepper

In a dutch oven, [...]

16 Bean Soup

I never get tired of singing the praises of legumes.   16 bean soup is the kitchen sink of soups – whatever you have, whatever you like, throw it in there.

1 lb 16 bean mix (discard the “ham flavoring”)
water
4 to 5 carrots, peeled and sliced medium-thin
1 or 2 onions, diced
2 or 3 ribs of celery, [...]

Chicken and Pinto Bean Soup

Another delicious and inexpensive soup to make.  Loosely based on a recipe in the Good Carb Cookbook, I added just a few things. 

2.5 cups dry pinto beans
water
1 large onion, chopped fine
1 green pepper, chopped
1 can of diced tomatoes with green chilis
2 large bone-in chicken breasts, skin cut off
1 cup of corn
2 cubes chicken or [...]

Black Bean Soup

For anyone trying to eat healthy on a budget, you can’t afford for beans not to be your best friend. This black bean soup is hearty and filling, yet inexpensive to make.

2.5 cups dry black beans
6.5 cups water
1 green pepper, diced
1 onion, diced
1 cup salsa or picante sauce
1 tbsp chili powder
2 tsp cumin
1 tbsp [...]

Creamy Turkey and Wild Rice Soup

This was a post-Thanksgiving recipe, but I just tried it out now – I made the stock from just the carcass of a turkey breast I had roasted, rather than doing a whole turkey (a breast is like 1/20th of the work!) and the stock came out just fine. For 2 or 3 people [...]

Potato and Cheese Soup

Boy, this one is decadent soup – an attack on the blood sugar and on the arteries all in one. But for an occasional (read: annual) treat, I have found this particular recipe to be unsurpassed.
Potato and Cheese Soup
6 large potatoes, peeled and quartered2 medium carrots, peeled and sliced1 medium onion, quartered1 (14-ounce) [...]