Beef Potato & Green Bean Soup

So it's still really cold outside & all I have been wanting is soup like crazy; obviously, since most of what I have blogged this month has been soups.  This is a new recipe I came up with on a whim, but my husband deemed it blog-worthy, so I snapped a picture & am sharing the recipe with you.  It has lots of flavor & wonderful chunks of potatoes, green beans & ground beef.  Very warming & wonderful for these cold winter months!
 

Beef Potato & Green Bean Soup

Recipe by: Amber (Dessert Now, Dinner Later!)

• 1lb ground beef
• Salt & Pepper
• 3 cups skim milk
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1 envelope onion soup mix
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp basil
• 3 Tbsp cornstarch
• 4 medium red potatoes, halved lengthwise & then sliced thin
• 1 (14.5oz) can green beans

1. In a large skillet, brown beef & break up with spatula.  Season with salt & pepper & drain fat well.  Set aside.  (You might want to consider slightly rinsing the fat off the cooked beef with a little water to prevent an oily soup.)
2. Combine milk, broth, onion soup mix, garlic powder, basil & cornstarch in a 4-6QT slow cooker.  Whisk until cornstarch dissolves.
3. Add sliced potatoes & cooked ground beef.  Stir.  Cook on low for 5-6 hours or until potatoes are done.
4. Heat up the whole can of green beans, liquid & all, in a small saucepan on the stove until boiling.  Drain beans & add to the soup.  Stir & serve.

*To cook on stove top:  Cook & season beef; drain fat.  Combine liquids & seasonings in a large pot.  Add potatoes & cooked beef.  Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.  Drain & add green beans until heated through.

So it's still really cold outside & all I have been wanting is soup like crazy; obviously, since most of what I have blogged this month has been soups.  This is a new recipe I came up with on a whim, but my husband deemed it blog-worthy, so I snapped a picture & am sharing the recipe with you.  It has lots of flavor & wonderful chunks of potatoes, green beans & ground beef.  Very warming & wonderful for these cold winter months!
 

Beef Potato & Green Bean Soup

Recipe by: Amber (Dessert Now, Dinner Later!)

• 1lb ground beef
• Salt & Pepper
• 3 cups skim milk
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1 envelope onion soup mix
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp basil
• 3 Tbsp cornstarch
• 4 medium red potatoes, halved lengthwise & then sliced thin
• 1 (14.5oz) can green beans

1. In a large skillet, brown beef & break up with spatula.  Season with salt & pepper & drain fat well.  Set aside.  (You might want to consider slightly rinsing the fat off the cooked beef with a little water to prevent an oily soup.)
2. Combine milk, broth, onion soup mix, garlic powder, basil & cornstarch in a 4-6QT slow cooker.  Whisk until cornstarch dissolves.
3. Add sliced potatoes & cooked ground beef.  Stir.  Cook on low for 5-6 hours or until potatoes are done.
4. Heat up the whole can of green beans, liquid & all, in a small saucepan on the stove until boiling.  Drain beans & add to the soup.  Stir & serve.

*To cook on stove top:  Cook & season beef; drain fat.  Combine liquids & seasonings in a large pot.  Add potatoes & cooked beef.  Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.  Drain & add green beans until heated through.