How to make Vegetable Beef Soup

beef stew meat

🥗Healthier: lean turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Lean turkey reduces fat while maintaining protein.

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth is lower in calories and sodium.

carrots

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: frozen mixed vegetables

Sweet potatoes add nutrients and flavor.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: cauliflower

💰Cheaper: canned potatoes

Cauliflower lowers carbs and adds fiber.

Start by cooking the meat (oxtails and beef neck bones) for 2 hours in a pot.

After cooking, let the meat cool and refrigerate overnight to skim off the fat.

The next day, remove the pot from the fridge and skim the fat off the top.

Turn the pot back on to heat the meat.

Add 2 more stalks of celery, half a bag of frozen lima beans, and 1 can of diced tomatoes to the pot.

Add half a container of chicken stock to the pot.

Prepare to add more vegetables: frozen mixed vegetables, cut okra, fresh corn, and 2 large baking potatoes.

After 25-30 minutes of cooking, add the remaining vegetables to the pot.

Add water to the pot and let the soup cook for an additional 20 minutes.

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