Soup Surprise

 

Before we know it, fall will be here. A time of great scenery, football games, football parties, holidays and family get togethers. If you’re like me, everyone always seems to wind up at our house.

That’s not a problem, actually, I love it! I love to cook and I love to cook for a crowd.  A lot of my recipes are designed to serve 10 or more people, and this is one of them.

I know that when you take your first look at the ingredient list, you’re going to say "YUCK", but, I promise you, that you will be pleasantly surprised by the wonderful flavor of this soup.  That’s why I named this one "Soup Surprise", because it is.
                           Soup Surprise

Serving Size  : 16
  Amount  Measure       Ingredient — Preparation Method
——–  ————  ——————————–
   2      Lbs.            Ground Beef
   1      Medium     Onion, diced
   2      Cups          Carrots, Grated
  48      Ounces     V-8 Juice
  30      Ounces     Cream of Celery Soup
  32      Ounces     Luck’s Pinto Beans with Liquid
   1      tsp.              Lawry’s Garlic Salt
   1      tsp.             Jane’s Krazy Mixed Up Salt
                               Salt and Pepper to Taste

1. Heat a large stockpot on medium heat and brown the ground beef. Drain the ground beef well to remove all of the fat.

2. Add onions and lightly sauté.

3. Combine remaining ingredients with the ground beef and onion in the stockpot.

4. Cover and simmer on low for 2 hours.

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
———————————————-
 Calories: 583
 Calories From Fat: 243
 Total Fat: 27.5g
 Cholesterol: 73.1mg
 Sodium: 4798.6mg
 Potassium: 1045.5mg
 Carbohydrates: 61.6g
 Fiber: 9.8g
 Sugar: 11.8g
 Protein: 25.6g
 My Points: 13.5

Cooking Tip: This makes a large pot of soup and is better the second day than the first, if that is imaginable. Freeze the leftovers if you have any.

Comments: These ingredients sound a little bit strange but,  I promise you, this will taste like one of your prized Chili recipes.

This recipe was given to me by a friend that was spending the weekend with us. She knew I enjoyed cooking and wanted to give me a new recipe to try. I have to be perfectly honest and say that had she not been there and insisted that I try it, this recipe would have just gone into my collection file. Boy, am I ever glad that she insisted that I try it. It is now one of our family favorites. Thanks, Dana!

Serve this with crackers or cornbread to round it out. You won’t be disappointed.

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