Name: Whole30®-Friendly Beef and Vegetable Soup
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Ghee (clarified butter), or as needed - 1 teaspoon; 95%-lean ground beef - 2 pounds; Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 2 pounds; Yellow onion, chopped - 1 medium; Garlic, minced - 6 cloves; Russet potatoes, peeled and cubed - 6 medium; Chopped carrots - 1 cup; Bone broth - 2 (32 ounce) cartons; Tomato paste - 2 tablespoons; Dried basil, or to taste - 1 teaspoon; Dried oregano, or to taste - 1 teaspoon; Cabbage, chopped - ½ medium head; Smoked sea salt to taste (optional) - ½ medium head; Zucchini, sliced - 2 small; Chopped fresh green beans - 1 cup

Ingredients for - Whole30®-Friendly Beef and Vegetable Soup

1. Ghee (clarified butter), or as needed 1 teaspoon

2. 95%-lean ground beef 2 pounds

3. Salt and ground black pepper to taste 2 pounds

4. Yellow onion, chopped 1 medium

5. Garlic, minced 6 cloves

6. Russet potatoes, peeled and cubed 6 medium

7. Chopped carrots 1 cup

8. Bone broth 2 (32 ounce) cartons

9. Tomato paste 2 tablespoons

10. Dried basil, or to taste 1 teaspoon

11. Dried oregano, or to taste 1 teaspoon

12. Cabbage, chopped ½ medium head

13. Smoked sea salt to taste (optional) ½ medium head

14. Zucchini, sliced 2 small

15. Chopped fresh green beans 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Whole30®-Friendly Beef and Vegetable Soup

1 . Stage

Heat 1 teaspoon ghee in a large stew pot over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and season with salt and pepper. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer beef to a plate but leave any grease in the pot.

2 . Stage

Add onion and garlic to the pot, adding more ghee if needed. Saute until onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Set onions and garlic with the beef.

3 . Stage

Cook potatoes in the pot with residual oil. Season with salt and pepper, and cook for 3 to 5 minutes. Add carrots; saute for 1 to 2 minutes. Add ground beef, onions, and garlic back into the pot; mix to combine.

4 . Stage

Add bone broth, tomato paste, basil, and oregano; bring to a boil. Add cabbage and simmer for 5 minutes.

5 . Stage

Add smoked salt, then taste and adjust other seasonings if necessary. Add zucchini and green beans; simmer until vegetables are tender 3 to 5 minutes.