ABC Soup

Name: ABC Soup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 11 servings (2-3/4 quarts)
Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef; 1 medium onion, chopped; 2 quarts tomato juice; 1 can (15 ounces) mixed vegetables, undrained; 1 cup water; 2 beef bouillon cubes; 1 cup uncooked alphabet pasta; Salt and pepper to taste

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Total Time:Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Sharon Brockman, Appleton, Wisconsin

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Updated on Apr. 22, 2022

Instead of opening a can of alphabet soup, why not make some from scratch? Kids of all ages love this traditional ABC soup with a tomato base, ground beef and alphabet pasta. —Sharon Brockman, Appleton, Wisconsin

If you don't have small pasta on hand for ABC Soup, use quick-cooking barley or instant rice. Cook until tender. If you're out of bouillon cubes, 2 teaspoons of bouillon granules can be used instead.

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ABC Soup

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Yield:11 servings (2-3/4 quarts)

Prep:5 min

Cook:25 min

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Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
2 quarts tomato juice
1 can (15 ounces) mixed vegetables, undrained
1 cup water
2 beef bouillon cubes
1 cup uncooked alphabet pasta
Salt and pepper to taste

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Directions

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In a large saucepan, cook beef and onion over medium heat until the meat is no longer pink, 5-7 minutes, crumbling beef; drain. Add tomato juice, vegetables, water and bouillon; bring to a boil. Add pasta. Cook, uncovered, until pasta is tender, 6-8 minutes, stirring frequently. Add salt and pepper.