Easy Soup

Sorry for the delay in my recipe makin’! I actually made this recipe on Saturday, but haven’t been able to post it until today. This recipe comes from one of my grandmothers, Bonnie Campbell (or, as I like to call her, Nanu). Nanu’s recipes are more towards the middle of my recipe book, but I’ve had my eye on this particular recipe for awhile, and I didn’t want to wait to try it out…it’s called “Easy Soup.” :) And the name doesn’t lie…it’s easy! Here’s the final product...

And here's the recipe...

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Easy Soup

from the kitchen of Bonnie Campbell

4 cups Progresso Minestrone soup (~two 19oz. cans)

1 1/2 lb ground beef, browned and drained

1 cup Rotel (~1 can)

1 cup ranch style beans (~1 can)

diced potatoes

Combine all ingredients and simmer 30 minutes.

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As I said before, this is a very easy recipe. And it tastes really good too! Instead of the ground beef, I used ground turkey (mainly because I recently bought a new kitchen utensil from Pampered Chef and I really wanted to use it). My new kitchen utensil is called the “Mix N Chop” and it worked great on the ground turkey. I have used ground turkey in recipes in the past, but it was very difficult to grind up with a spatula while it was cooking in the pan. But the “Mix N Chop” chopped that turkey right up with no problem…I was impressed (thanks Val for having the Pampered Chef party). :) Here's a picture of it...

More on the soup...the Rotel definitely gave the soup a nice “bite,” so if you don’t like spicy food I would use a milder version, or just a can of diced tomatoes. For the potatoes, I used a can of sliced potatoes and just diced them up in the can with a knife before I threw them into the pot. You can use fresh potatoes as well, but I went the quick and easy way. :) Now that I’ve been eating on the soup for a couple days, I also think a can of corn would’ve been good too. I’ll have to try that next time!

Thank you, Nanu, for your quick and easy dinner solution! I look forward to enjoying it a little bit longer. :)

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