Homemade Vegetable Beef Soup – Easy Hearty Recipe

Homemade Vegetable Beef Soup is a delicious and hearty soup homemade from scratch, perfect for those chilly fall and winter months.

Diced veggies, tender chunks of beef in a lovely, flavorful broth = Vegetable Beef Soup.

Whenever I make a beef roast, there’s usually at least a little bit of leftover meat and of course there’s always the bones. You can always save the bones and make beef or bone broth, which is wonderful, but what about the meat?

The answer is soup. Leftover beef roast in the fridge calls for a large pot of vegetable beef soup, for sure.

Vegetable Beef Soup is one of my favorite cozy, comfy soups in autumn or winter. Comfort food at it’s finest. 

Also, my mom would often make easy soup recipes such as this homemade vegetable beef soup recipe for Sunday lunch. Put the soup in a crock pot/slow cooker, turn it on low, and go to church. Whenever you get home a couple hours later, everyone’s ravenous, and lunch is hot and ready!

Serve it alone (it’s a lovely one pot dinner!) or pair with a slice of homemade whole wheat bread or garlic bread and a side salad.

Beef vegetable soup is amazing, in my opinion. I love all kinds of soup, though. Click here to check out some more wonderful soups to make all season long.

Alrighty, let’s get to making this easy vegetable beef soup recipe!

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Ingredients

Onion – one white or yellow onion diced into little chunks

Potatoes – we used medium sized russet potatoes, (though any will work) peeled and diced into little chunks

Green beans – frozen green beans (you can also use canned, if you wish!)

Carrots – regular carrots, peeled and diced into little chunks (or you can use baby carrots if you’d rather)

Tomato juice – from a can

Beef broth 

Salt 

Pepper – ground black pepper

Beef base – either Better Than Bouillon beef base or the powder stuff like this Minor’s Beef Base

Thyme – dried thyme leaves

Oregano – dried oregano flakes

Basil – dried basil flakes

Parsley – dried parsley flakes. 

Beef – leftover roast beef (or cooked ground beef). 

Water – cold water to dissolve the cornstarch in

Cornstarch – this is to thicken the soup a little 

Find the full recipe on a handy little printable recipe card below!⬇

Supplies

• Soup pot – large stockpot, Dutch oven, or soup pot. This recipe makes a fairly big batch.
• Vegetable chopper
• Cutting board
• Kitchen knife
• Measuring cups and spoons

How to make Homemade Vegetable Beef Soup 

First of all prep all the veggies. (Wash, peel, and chop. A vegetable chopper works great for this!)

Place the tomato juice and beef broth in a soup pot and bring to a boil. Once it’s boiling, add all the chopped vegetables and seasonings and herbs. (Everything except the last 3 ingredients)

Simmer for 15 – 30 minutes until the vegetables are soft, then cut the roast beef into small pieces and add it into the soup. (Or, you can add it right away along with the veggies if you wish.)

Stir together the water and cornstarch (until no cornstarch lumps remain) and pour into the soup. Stir and simmer for another 10 minutes or so until the soup has thickened slightly.

Serve and enjoy!🧡

Storage

Store leftover soup in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-5 days. 

The next day, or whenever you’re ready, reheat in the microwave or return to the soup pot and heat on the stovetop until the soup is piping hot!

Customizations and Substitutions

We like to make this with leftover chuck roast; however, you can substitute the leftover roast beef with a pound of cooked ground beef and the end result will still be delicious. 

If you don’t have tomato juice on hand, you can thin some tomato paste or tomato sauce with a little bit of water until it reaches juice consistency. Or use V8 juice.

If you have access to fresh parsley, basil, oregano or thyme, go ahead and use it! I’d add more than a fourth teaspoon of each one; maybe more like a tablespoon or two, depending on your personal preference. 

In addition to the vegetables we add to our hearty vegetable beef soup, some folks add diced bell peppers, lima beans or frozen peas, even. Go ahead and add your favorite veggies!

Oh, and I’ve already added a “secret ingredient” to this recipe for some extra flavor: a dash of Worcestershire sauce. Just a suggestion; you might love the flavor it adds, or you might hate it.

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