The following simple recipe for “Poverty Soup” — a hamburger-vegetable soup is from SurvivalBlog reader F.C.. It serves four adults. To save money, home-grown tomatoes and vegetables can be used instead, if you are a veggie gardener.
Ingredients
- 1 to 1-1/2 lbs of ground beef (or venison, or ground turkey)
- 1 can (10 oz) diced tomatoes and green chilies (or Rotel)
- 16 oz. package of frozen mixed vegetables
- 6-8 potatoes, peeled and diced to spoon size
- 1 small onion diced, or equivalent in dehydrated onion flakes.
- 6 beef bouillon cubes
- 8 cups water
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper to taste
Directions
- Brown meat on stove top and drain grease.
- Combine all ingredients.
- Heat over low for about an hour.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
Crockpot Variation
This simple recipe can also be cooked in a crockpot. Just brown the meat first and combine all ingredients in your crockpot. Cook on the low setting for 6-to-8 hours.
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