What's on the menu? Soup for the soul!

When you're sick, all you want for dinner is something hot, soothing and EASY to make! I'm normally a fan of chicken soup in these instances, but after a week of sick kids and being cooped up in the house, my chicken supply was depleted, so I opted for a hearty beef soup. All I can say is it really hit the spot! Enjoy!



Trina's Makeshift Whatever You Have in the Fridge Beef Soup

1-lb. lean ground beef
1 small onion-chopped
1 stalk of celery-chopped
2 med. carrots-sliced
Handful of mushrooms-sliced
2 cloves garlic-chopped
salt and pepper
1-32 oz. container of beef broth
water
1-14 1/2 oz. can of diced tomatoes
1/2-3/4 cup of barley (rice would be great too, but barley and beef just work well together)

Brown ground beef with onion and garlic, add celery, carrots and mushrooms then saute for a few minutes. Add beef broth and diced tomatoes, if the soup is really thick, add some water to thin in out, salt and pepper to taste. Get it boiling and add barley, cook per directions on the package.

I served it with a fresh loaf of wheat bread and it really did make us all feel ALOT better! In my book, soup equals love! :)