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🌾 Agape Love Daily Chuckwagon RecipešŸ² Old-Fashioned Beef & Vegetable Camp Soup A dependable, warming soup—slow-simmered, nourishing, and full of comfort.


šŸ² Old-Fashioned Beef & Vegetable Camp Soup

A dependable, warming soup—slow-simmered, nourishing, and full of comfort.

Serves:Ā 6–8Cook Time:Ā 45–55 minutes

This is one of those ā€œlet it simmer and fill the house with warmthā€ kind of soups—perfect for busy days and cold evenings.

🄩 Ingredients

  • 1 lb beef stew meat (or ground beef)

  • 2 tbsp butter or bacon grease

  • 1 small onion, diced

  • 2 cloves garlic, minced

  • 3 carrots, sliced

  • 3 celery stalks, chopped

  • 3 medium potatoes, diced

  • 1 cup green beans (fresh or frozen)

  • 4–5 cups beef broth

  • 1 tsp thyme

  • ½ tsp black pepper

  • Salt to taste

  • Optional: bay leaf

šŸ³ Instructions

  1. Brown the BeefIn a Dutch oven, heat butter or bacon grease. Brown beef until lightly seared.

  2. Build the BaseAdd onion and garlic; cook until fragrant.

  3. Add VegetablesStir in carrots, celery, potatoes, and green beans.

  4. SimmerPour in broth. Add thyme, pepper, salt, and bay leaf if using.Bring to a gentle boil, reduce heat, and simmer 40–45 minutes, until vegetables are tender.

  5. ServeRemove bay leaf. Ladle into bowls and serve with cornbread or biscuits.

🤠 Chuckwagon Tip

Vegetable-heavy soups like this stretched meat and fed many—trail cooks often added whatever was on hand, making every pot a little different.

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