Savory Vegetable Beef Soup

This quick and flavorful soup incorporates cooked beef—easily transforming leftover roast beef into a new dish in 20 minutes cooking time.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 3/4 cups Swanson Beef Broth (Regular, Lower Sodium or Certified Organic)
2 medium potatoes, cut into cubes
1 cup cubed cooked beef
3 cups V8 100% Vegetable Juice
1 (8-ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
1 (16-ounce) bag frozen mixed vegetables
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves, crushed
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

Cooking Directions:

1. Place the broth and potatoes in a 4-quart saucepan and heat to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 5 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
2. Stir the beef, vegetable juice, tomatoes, vegetables, thyme and black pepper in the saucepan. Cover and cook for 15 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.

Makes 6 servings.

Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of www.SwansonBroth.com and www.CampbellsKitchen.com; through ARAcontent.