Good tidings to you and your table! Good Tidings Soup shares in the good times of the holiday by keeping you warm head to foot and into the depths of your soul. Swimming in a hot spring of tomato-flavored soup is crumbled, juicy ground beef, fresh garden vegetables, and tender cabbage. Simmered lentils up the heartiness and make the holiday feeling that much brighter. Good Tidings Soup is good news for everyone because it brings good cheer to tastebuds all around!
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 (46-ounce) can tomato juice
- 4 cups water
- 1 cup dried lentils, rinsed
- 2 cups cabbage, chopped
- 1 cup carrots, sliced
- 1 cup celery, sliced
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup green pepper, diced
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed
Directions
Step 1 –In a large stockpot, cook the beef over medium heat until no longer pink, about 5-7 minutes.
Step 2 –Crumble the meat and drain the excess fat from it.
Step 3 –Add the tomato juice, the water, the lentils, the cabbage, the carrots, the celery, the onion, the green pepper, the pepper, the thyme, and the bay leaf to the meat mixture.
Step 4 –Bring the mixture to a boil.
Step 5 –Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, until the lentils and the vegetables are tender, about 1 hour-1 hour 30 minutes.
Step 6 –Add the spinach to the soup and cook until heated through, about 3-4 minutes.
Step 7 –Discard the bay leaf.
Step 8 –Serve.