Wastebasket Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 lbs beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1 cup coarsely chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 (10 1/2 ounce) cans condensed beef broth
• 3 cups water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried italian seasoning
• 1 (15 ounce) can great northern beans or 1 (15 ounce) can navy beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can tomatoes, cut up
• 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced carrots
• 1 (6 ounce) can pitted ripe olives, drained
• 2 cups sliced zucchini
• 1 cup dried small shell pasta
• grated parmesan cheese (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a 4-quart dutch oven combine beef, onion, oil, garlic, and salt.
• 2 bake, uncovered, in a 400 degree f oven for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 3 remove from oven.
• 4 reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees f.
• 5 carefully stir broth, water, and italian seasoning into the beef mixture.
• 6 cover and bake about 1 hour more or until beef is almost tender.
• 7 stir in beans, tomatoes, carrots, and olives.
• 8 cover and bake 20 minutes more.
• 9 stir in zucchini and pasta.
• 10 cover and bake about 20 minutes more or until pasta is tender.
• 11 sprinkle each serving with parmesan cheese, if desired.
• 12 note: if you can’t find italian seasoning, substitute 3/4 teaspoon dried basil, crushed, and 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed.