Ground Beef Soup

Carbs Per Serving: 78 total (whole recipe)
Effort: Easy

Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
1 cup diced onion
1 diced green bell pepper
8 cups beef stock
2 cups diced carrots — I used 1 cup
1 cup diced celery
2 cups chopped tomatoes
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
1 package broccoli, frozen — cut into florets
or 1 head cut into florets with stalks peeled and diced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried thyme
freshly ground black pepper to taste

How to Prepare:
In large non-stick skillet, saute; ground beef over medium heat. Add onions, garlic and bell pepper and continue sauting until meat is tender and vegetables have softened, about 5 minutes. Drain fat from pan and set meat mixture aside. In large soup pot or Dutch oven, heat beef stock over medium-high
heat until boiling. Add carrots and celery and cook until almost tender, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, broccoli, parsley, seasonings and reserved meat mixture. Mix well. Simmer over low heat 10 minutes until all vegetables are tender. Taste and adjust seasonings.
And enjoy.