Simple One-Pot Hearty Soup with Beef or Lamb

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Simple One-Pot Soup is the best: especially when there are no dishes that you have to do afterward, so enjoy this hearty soup!

top view of a hearty beef lamb soup in a white bowl on a wooden board with a linen towel on the side and spoon in the bowl of soup.

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This hearty vegetable beef soup is perfect for the chilly months!

During the fall rush, there is no replacing valuable family time. Spending time in the kitchen cooking and cleaning sometimes can take up that time. That’s where one-pot meals come in because they are an easy way to make a great dinner in less time!

My family loves making comfort food together, and this amazing hearty beef vegetable soup made on a stovetop is the ideal delicious meal for us.

All of the simple ingredients can be found at the grocery store with no problems. This vegetable beef soup recipe is ideal for a chilly day. With tender chunks of protein-rich beef or lamb chunks, a variety of vegetables, and fresh parsley, this recipe is the best thing to make for a crowd or for a sick family member because it’s a tasty comfort dish.

While you may be tempted to use frozen veggies, don’t forget that fresh vegetables have the best flavor and benefits additions to this homemade easy recipe. This is the best beef stew recipe as it’s healthy and filled with root vegetables such as potatoes, onions, and carrots which are low in calories, fat, and cholesterol and high in fiber.

A simple, quick, and easy recipe, this old-fashioned flavorful lamb stew is a fall staple. Filled with potatoes, tender beef, and some favorite veggies, it’s the perfect well-rounded meal. It makes for a filling winter soup to stay warm and it also has health benefits for your body!

Key Ingredients

chopped onion red bell pepper salt carrots potatoes tomatoes bottle of olive oil stems of fresh green parsley cut up beef stew measuring cup filled with water.

Beef or lamb, whichever tender meat you choose to enjoy, are both filled with protein, which supports cell repair and helps to make antibodies. The best cut of beef to use for this homemade soup is one that has been grass-fed! Lamb shoulder or lamb rib cut is the best for the texture and taste of this stew.

Potatoes I like to use organic gold potatoes, they have the creamy taste verses the russet potatoes.

Carrots If using organic, you don’t need to peel the carrots; just wash.

Onion Use yellow onion that is not sweet.

Red bell pepper If you can’t find red use orange, but definitely try to find the red one.

Tomatoes Any big tomatoes will work great here, plum tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes or even steak tomatoes.

Fresh parsley If you don’t like parsley substitute for cilantro.

Along with those soup ingredients, you will need olive oil, salt, a little bit of black pepper, and cold water.

Find the full printable recipe with specific measurements below.

How to make One Pot Hearty Soup with Beef or Lamb

To make this flavorful and satisfying cozy soup from scratch, these are the step-by-step instructions:

Step 1: Heat the oil

In a cast iron pot, heat 4 Tablespoons of oil on medium-high heat.

Step 2: Fry the meat

Cut the meat into small pieces and add to the pot. Stir the meat using a wooden spoon occasionally until it becomes brown (about 10 minutes.) Remember to deglaze the bottom of the pot for the brown bits as they add to the tasty dish.

a wooden spoon in a pot with meat cooking in it on a wooden board.

Step 3: Prepare the vegetables

While the meat is cooking, peel and wash your vegetables. Cut potatoes in smaller pieces and chop the carrots. Set them aside.

chopped veggies in bowls on a wooden cutting board chopped potatoes tomatoes and red bell peppers and whole carrots.

Step 4: Add onions and tomatoes to the pot

Chop the onions and add to the meat, continue to fry for another 7 minutes or until the onions are soft and clear. Chop 2-3 tomatoes and also add to the pot

beef and tomatoes in a large pot with a wooden spoon in the pot on a cutting board.

Step 5: Add the rest of the vegetables to the pot

Now add the potatoes and carrots to the pot. Cook for another 5 minutes. Add red pepper and stir.

a wooden spoon carrots tomatoes potatoes and meat in a large pot on a wooden board.

Step 6: Pour water and season

Pour the water, about 4 cups or enough to cover all the ingredients, and an extra inch higher. Add a little bit of salt ( I add about a teaspoon) and pepper to your taste. Bring to a boil.

soup ingredients in a large pot with water being poured into the pot from a glass pitcher.

Step 7: Add parsley then simmer

Take off the foam that has gathered on top with a spoon. Add in the washed parsley (whole, not cut), reduce the heat to low, and cover the pot. Simmer the soup for about an hour, or until the potatoes are soft and cooked. Simmering helps to make a thicker stew with a rich flavor.

soup in a pot with long sprigs of parsley on top and a white bowl with a spoon on the side.

Step 8: Remove parsley and serve

After the potatoes and vegetables are cooked through, remove the parsley, (it was just for flavor) you won’t need it anymore. The soup is ready for the whole family to enjoy!

hearty soup cooking in a large pot on a wooden board with green parsley being added in with a spoon.

Recipe FAQs

What is a hearty soup?

It’s a rich and flavorful soup that can satisfy a person’s appetite. A hearty meal is large and very satisfying. Usually, a hearty soup is healthy and delicious. It’s warm and so it’s made for chilly days to keep you cozy and comfortable.

How to make a soup more hearty?

To make a soup more filling you can add potatoes, pasta or rice. In this hearty beef
stew, we added potatoes.

What makes a hearty soup?

This large pot of soup is hearty because of all of the benefits the meat and variety of
vegetables provided. It also fills you up and is very easy to eat. It’s one of the best soup
recipes that we can call hearty!

What to serve for dinner with hearty soups?

This hearty soup can be accompanied by these fantastic Easy Soft Dinner Rolls or homemade Crusty bread, especially on a chilly day. This flavorful lamb stew meat can be served with rice or pasta to make a delicious meal for the whole family.

What is the difference between soup and a stew?

Hearty stews contain both meat and vegetables while soup only contains vegetables.
They are both ideal for cold weather. You can add vegetable broth, or chicken broth to it
as well to enhance the taste.

Expert Tips

Cut veggies into equal size pieces: When prepping the carrots, onions, and potatoes, cut them into equal-sized pieces. This will ensure the vegetables cook at the same rate
Fresh parsley is the secret ingredient in this recipe as its full of flavor and makes the meal delicious.
Use gold Yukon potatoes if you can find them, if not use russet potatoes (or Idaho potatoes) if you can find them because they have a higher fiber content than white ones.
No tomatoes, no problem. While fresh tomatoes are best, you can replace them with canned tomatoes or tomato paste. Though the texture and taste are not the same, it does come quite close.

How to store leftover beef soup

In the refrigerator, you can store leftover beef soup for 3-4 days. In the freezer, you can keep it for 2-3 months.

hearty beef soup in a white bowl with a wooden handled spoon and a towel on the side.

Here are some more stew recipes for you to try:

Try the Hearty Beef Soup Kharcho, a traditional and mouth-watering beef and rice soup. If you’re a fan of one-pot dishes, then this One-pot and Slow Cooked Braised Beef with carrots will be a hit for you. This tasty One-Pot Healthy Soup with Lamb and herbs is another perfect and easy recipe to try out.

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