Quarantine Cooking: Homemade Vegetable Beef Soup Recipe 

Tbh I've been living off homemade veggie soup for the last couple of months. Not to do with shortages of food but just the ease of coming home after a long shift ( I'm a nurse in CA) and just reheating. It makes life far easier for me at the moment. Nutritious and easy on my stomach after my day.

I wish that these videos were even longer! I love Paula so much! I look forward to a new video every single day! I would love it if one time she would completely do a whole entire meal with no edits so it would feel super authentic like we were there with her! Love you so much Paula

Great soup. I just love how u talk directly to Henry as u r cooking the soup. That’s so sweet! I’m sure he was delighted u did a recipe for him and his mom. ❤️ to u Paula! ❤️🌸🌺

Not gonna lie just getting into RU-vid for things other than music. I am so glad I found you love your recipes love your cookware. Also love that I grew up watching you with my mamaw on TV I have some really great times watching you and trying to.do.your recipes for her. She's been going a bit now and I miss her terribly )she was our families rock things aren't the same without her) finding you today melted my heart. Now I'm baking corn bread (my mamaw was from Texas corn bread with every dish fresh homemade pan every morning) making this vegetable soup with my niece and nephew that live with me. Thank you for reminding me to pass the cooking bug down along with a lot of love and tradition. Love love love everything about this.

So nice to see Aunt Peggy and her son. I love that you always have family in the kitchen with you. Thank you for the video Paula! 😘

Regional difference for sure.We start with cabbage, carrots, onions and tomatoes then add potatoes and whatever vegtable we have on hand. I freeze any leftover peas, corn, green beans and lima beans and add those. Then we add whatever beef we cooked or had leftover or simply a can of corned beef. Theres a long history of how our Applachian Mountain/coal field recipes came to be here in Southern West Virginia. Whatever is or is not in it, vegetable beef soup is very much a comfort food. And, we eat it with corn bread.

OMG, Paula. It takes a bit of time but just look at that pot of deliciousness! I could go for a big bowl right now at 7:30 am. Thanks Paula. Sending lots of love....

Love your videos people please let your mom know how much you love her because I buried mine yesterday at only 72 years young

Thank you, Henry Lee, for requesting this beef vegetable soup. How easy it goes together after precooking the meat. We're all going to enjoy it!! Thanks Paula.

Aaaawww, that was so sweet of you Ms Paula to read his card make make this soup🍲 as he asked. My Big Mama used to put macaroni & cut okra in hers too. This would be so good in the winter time with some cornbread. Yum!😋🍲

My 2 year old son loves to watch these episodes with me!! Maybe he'll be a great cook someday too! ❤

My grandma didn't use pasta, but mostly everything else. She made buttermilk oven bread in a cast iron to accompany it.

My favorite soup in winter. I always make a double batch so I can freeze some. I use barley instead of macaroni.

Y’all should do a tour of Paula’s pantry, freezer and refrigerator!!! That would be SO FUN! Love you, Paula!!! I’m a nurse and find your videos a real stress reliever... brought cooking back to my life- my family appreciates it!

Paula you have no idea how happy this makes me! My mother was from Ark and this is just how she made her vegetable soup she passed away 14 years ago and never wrote down this recipe. Thank you so much for sharing this❤

You always have the best recipes. Please, never stop making these videos!!

Paula Deen this is so heavenly! what a heart warming meal I Really love vegetable soup thank you for the amazing share Pretty Lady your the best cook ever!! Have a fabulous weekend! And happy cooking. 🤗💕😽😋🍜🌞✌

So good to see Aunt Peggy at the table!!

I would love to see how your cousin George liked your soup!it looks delicious.thank you so much for taking the time to do these cooking videos.thank Bobby for suggesting it.love you all

I don’t put pasta in mine, but I might have to try that sometime. I sometimes put a little barley in mine. I’ve used a big soup bone for my stock, but I’m going to try the short ribs. This soup looks delicious. I usually put my leftover beef in my vegetable soup from the roast I made from a previous meal. Thank you for the soup recipe. Soup is one of my favorite things to eat.

Sounds very good. I make a beef barley soup in which I use beef shank. It comes with the bone in so I get the marrow and the bone. I brown the beef in the stockpot so you get the flavor from the browning and the fond on the bottom of the pot. Then I cube the meat very small. Then add tomato paste and brown that. Then I put the water in with the meat and bring to a simmer, cooking till the meat is tender. Season with salt and black pepper (for me I also add a bit of Crystal Louisiana hot sauce to taste 😃) Then add the barley, then bring to a boil, then add bay leaves and a tied up bunch of parsley and thyme sprigs, simmer after adding diced carrot and celery and mushrooms till veg is tender. Gawd, it's GUUUUUUD!!!! Enjoy!!!

Sometimes I put macaroni in my vegetable soup like my great aunt did. Also, towards the end, I add some sliced smoked sausage or kielbasa, whatever I have on hand. I've even used those little smoked sausages. Really good with cornbread!!

I love that you also put potatoes with pasta in your soups. It just makes it so much hartier. I also usually have a bunch of 1 serving leftover bags of frozen veggies that I use for my soups.

Paula, Your soup looks wonderful! I love making soup this time of year. As you may know we get damp,rainy days in the PNW. This is a great one. Thank you! ❤

This recipe has me thinking of a cool autumn day. Yum 😋

It makes my day when I see Paula Deen has uploaded a new video in her series Quarantine Cookin'. The soupl looks AMAZING as everything always does. I'm going to tweek my recipe after seeing this. We definitely have controversy over to add noodles or not add noodles. My son and I love the potatoes and noodles and my husbands sweet Mama didn't add noodles and he just thinks that should settle that. I love seeing you Paula. Please, Please NEVER stop making videos. We love all that you share in the Granger household!!

I JUST LOVE YOU SO MUCH PAULA!! You cook so much like me, my mother and both my grandmothers (RIP) to my grandmothers! They all taught me as I was growing up to cook and I’m so glad they did and so glad I stayed in the kitchen with them and my mother as well! Now I cook and take care of my mother and have been for many years being my mother is 78 years old and with all this covid running around I’m so scared she is going to catch it if she gets out in it so I do everything I can for her! I go do all her shopping and take her to her doctor appointments and she eats with me and my children and husband everyday fresh homemade meals like this is all I cook for my family! It’s the best RIGHT??? Every time I see a new cooking video of your’s drop on you tube I stop what I’m doing right then and there to watch it that is how much I enjoy watching you!! I have all your cook books!! Love you and keep on with all these beautifully delicious recipe videos can’t wait for the next one you put out!!! Your the BEST 💯💐🌟 💯💐⭐️ 💯💐💫 🌺💯💗💐🌟💯❤️💐⭐️💯💕💐💯💫🌸💯💐🌟🌺💯⭐️💐🥰💯💫 💐

I learned to cook from my mother. She would use a small bone in chuck roast. She would brown it first to get a good sear on it, then cook it with onion and spices and then shred it when the meat was cooked and tender. Lots of yummy vegetables,and barley, which I love. We had a recessed back burner on our stove (deep, with a large heavy aluminum pot) and Mom would make that full of soup.... Enough to feed 5 hungry kids! She died when I was 15, and now I am a grandmother, and I still make my vegetable beef soup this way! Kind of a tribute to her.

Paula my Mom would save all of our leftover vegetables too. She would put them is a half gallon milk carton and freeze them When it was full she would put all the other stuff , her meat was usually any leftover meat from a roast.i have to say it was delicious. Mom believed in not waisting ANYTHING. Your soup reminded me of hers so much. Thank You for the wonderful memory.

Paula dear, have you ever had white half runner green beans?? They are a bush bean. And the ONLY green bean I will eat. Mom and I can 2 bushel every year. I don't like them put in the freezer but some do. Mine has to come from a mason jar. We cook ours with salt pork and when they are done we eat them with a wedge of raw onion. Yummy 😋

My Mother made the absolute best vegetable soup. She always saved leftover vegetables in the freezer until she had enough to make a big pot of soup. I even still have one of the bowls that I always ate her soup from. ❤️ Precious memories.

Henry Lee, you brought to our family the “Fun, Soup” certain you’ll be the conversation central @ my family dinner! Adore that, your opening up a whole new wonder of conversation..Thank-youHenry...

You are a National Treasure, Paula😚 Sending lots of love and best dishes from Pittsburgh Pa❤️🙏

Paula is such a sweet lady and I love watching her. I wish she would explain how to fry chicken and make chicken gravy with biscuits. I miss that from my mama. She passed away 16 years ago.

Oh that looks so good !! I love homemade vegetable soup . I love everything you put in it too . That is so true about adding your noodles last because if you don't they'll stick to the bottom . That happened to me one time and I was upset about that . You live and learn right ? lol !! 😊😉 Thank you Paula !! 💕💕💕💕

My wife made the best vegetable beef soup and the creamiest, crispiest cornbread to go with it. I’m trying to carry on the tradition since she was diagnosed with dementia several years ago. I’ve got a big pot simmering on the stove now after watching your recipe.

I LOVE MAKING VEGATABLE SOUP USING OXTAILS....SO DID MY GRANNY & GREAT GRANNY......OR BEEF SHANK; ALSO I LIKE ALOT OF MEAT IN MINE SO IF I JUST USE LIKE A SOUP BONE .I CUT UP A WHOLE BEEF CHUCK ROAST ....I ALSO ADD ELBOW MACARONI TOO MINE...

This is so close to my mother's soup! I lost her 30 years ago and I have not had this soup in at least that many years, I think I will make it this weekend!! Thanks Paula

My grandmother made the best veggie soup. She'd keep a large rectangular and tall Tupperware container in our freezer. Every time we had even a lil left over cooked veggie( except broccoli and asparagus) in that container l. Any left over broth, gravy even rice or pasta ( long pasta would be broken up preferably elbows was thrown in. When this was full. Granny would nake her soup adding whatever was needed like, broth. V8 cabbage chopped really makes it extra special she'd add some whole or chopped canned tomatoes garlic onion 🌿 herbs mmmmmmm. Best soup ever

Paula I make a soup that is similar to yours but i don't use mac I use Barley in my soup it adds some hardiness to the soup

Awesome recipe. Thank you for sharing. 🍽

George may be "old" 😉, but he sure is handsome! ♥️. It's good to see Aunt Peggy again, and Henry, what a lovely card you sent Paula! Love the soup!!!! ♥️♥️♥️

Oh lm so glad you put all of the onions in it. I love onions, my favorite part of soup is the broth drooling 🤤

Such a sweet video to help that young boy...I’ve been looking for vegetable soup seasonings, glad I found this one. Love you, Paula, so glad you’re on RU-vid!

I always brown the short ribs in butter coated with flour. After it's browned I remove the meat and add onions, carrots and celery to brown. Then I put the meat back in. Then I add a few cartons of beef broth. Can of tomato puree. Cook for a few hours until meat falls off the bones,.that means it's done. Season and add a slurry to thicken. Yum. No green beans, corn and especially no collard greens.

Hi Ms Paula, vegetable beef soup is one of my absolute favorites. Can’t wait to make this. Your hydrangeas are gorgeous. I can’t get mine to grow that big. 😀

I loved this video and so glad that you did it for Henry Lee! That child will never forget it!! You have a heart of gold! I love soup ALL year long! We cook hot food everyday so soup is no different right? ♥️

We love making our version of vegetable beef soup and have for many years, but I like watching how Paula Deen does hers because everything she makes is good. We are always open for new ideas and know that she has all great ideas because everything she makes is great. I love watching her

You are just the cutest Paula! That soup looks amazing! Im also having trouble finding rice up here in NY! Have a great weekend! 💖

I love soup it is so comforting and you are so right about the lack of supplies. Scary and confusing time. Thank you for sharing

I cannot even imagine being so blessed as to sit at a table waiting on Paula to serve me vegetable beef soup..... oh myyy what a dream

Well that decided I’ve got the short ribs thawing out now for beef and veggie soup tomorrow 😍 I stopped using stew meat for my soup bc of this video and Miss Paula you were absolutely right the short ribs in the soup make it, it’s beyond delicious!

You remind me so much of my mama. She was a sweet southern woman who taught me the importance of saving my bacon grease, when in doubt: add more butter, and a Crock-Pot is your best friend.

Love me some soup. Have a great weekend Y'all

Good morning everyone

I went to elementary school with George Ort‼️. I also remember his brother, Paul‼️

Hello from Dallas Ga! So awesome to see you using Short Ribs! It takes me back to my grandmother. She always used them! Never any ground meat! You bring joy to so many! Please keep sharing! Blessings! Thanks Paula! Elizabeth

I always add cabbage as well to mine. Never have added macaroni, may need to try it.

I just subscribed today! For the last 2 weeks your videos kept popping up and I'd watch and enjoy them but forget to subscribe...duh 🙄 Your kitchen feels so warm and inviting and it looks like the place all your family and friends love to be ❤ I especially appreciate all your favorite memories and stories.

Mornin y'all. Miss Paula, this is a great recipe to keep on hand. I made this a couple of weeks ago, after watching your original video. It did make a lot, but I share with my in laws. We all so enjoyed it. It's never too hot outside for good soup!!

Yes thanks, I find myself making soup once a week since on Quarantine.

Love your videos Paula! You've made "quarandeening" tolerable.

My mom and I would make a hamburger soup, and we would put tiny shell noodles in ours. My mom's family would eat macaroni with everything. Scrambled eggs/macaroni (don't laugh, its delicious), milk noodles, which is macaroni, butter, and evaporated milk, salt and lots of pepper (again, don't laugh, it is delicious)! There was 11 children in her family, I am sure that they had to stretch every meal with pasta. My dad, also, came from a family of 11 children, well one died shortly after birth, but there was 8 boys my grandma had to feed. I can't imagine, I had to feed 2 boys and one girl, and they could eat.

Another recipe I can't wait to try!! Thank you Ms. Paula. The 🦀 cakes were delicious!!!

I would like to see your entire prep area in your kitchen. I want to redo mine and yours seems to be well set up.

Beef soup is yummy

I love your soup 🍲, recipe. Sounds delicious 😋, will try this Sunday! You are loved, and appreciated.!

Aww this is just precious, what a sweet and loving card from a wonderful young man . I'm excited about the beef vegetable soup I love to cook soups and stews and chowders in the fall and winter i just love it . I have your pressure cooker love it I use it all the time .

A 4 hour quarantine cooking video from Miss Paula! Sign me up!!!

Missed your laugh so much Paula! I was devastated when you left Food Network. I refused to watch it for four months but here you are just as bright and sunny! Beautiful lady thank you for your cheer.

I didn’t have all ingredients but close enough. It was very good. Making it one of my favorites. Thank you Paula for posting ❤️

Looks great Paula. My mother's secret was to brown the beef FIRST in a frying pan - then deglaze with some water - scrape all the residue browned bits from the pan - and use that 'brown gold' as part of the required amount of water. This imparts a great cooked beer flavor to the soup!

I add cabbage to my veggie beef soup and sometimes frozen cauliflower. Looks so good Paula!

My kind of cooking!👍😁 Enjoy your day Paula! Blessings to you today & always, from NC❤❤❤

I do hope you see this Paula Deen! Please show us how to make Lacey cornbread! Loving All your quarinDeen recipes!😋🍴😘

Oh yum, Thank You. I have been going through treatments and the only thing that seems to agree with me is soup. Will be able to make a pot and freeze some. 🥰

Mz Paula I've been watching you for eons... I just love you... I'm hoping you keep doing the videos even after we're done with quarantine... You're kind of the high light of my day.... Loves n Hugs!!!

I can be having the worst day, and I hear you laugh Ms. Paula, & I smile ear to ear 🌻🌻😍😍

Thanks again, Ms. Paula for your recipes! I love your cooking demonstrations but I enjoy your sweet and charming personality 😎🥰👍🏼😎🥰👍🏼

"Tha' Best?? That sounds like a challenge to me!" LOL Love you Paula Deen!!

That was so nice of you to include that young man Henry Lee in your video. Paula, you are a sweetheart, and have always been. God bless you and your family.

At the height of the pandemic in March and April we couldn't get rice, pasta or flour - anything that you kept in a store cupboard basically ! Ended up getting long grain rice at the African supermarket. Thankfully everything's available now, people have stopped panic buying and hoarding.

I love beef vegetable soup. I make it every Fall as soon as we get our first cold front! And I freeze portions. I use soup bone “roulettes” because the meat is so tender and flavorful. I also add cabbage, green beans and turnips to mine. I’m a Cajun so we tend to do things like momma did!

Truly enjoy your cooking. So does my youngest son. Thank you so much for sharing that touch of friendship with your cooking.

Thank you Dear Paula for the wonderful soup recipe! It is on my weekly menu for next week! thank you for all your tips and tricks! God bless you and your family

Mrs. Paula please make chocolate oatmeal no-bake cookies like my Grandma Jane used to at her West Virginia farm house. She passed away 20 years ago and I miss her dearly. I wish she had been able to meet my children.

Awesome meal! Thanks for teaching us all how it’s done. I’m gonna give this a go for sure. Yee Haw!

Talk about comfort food. This is top of the list. Little Henry will be very happy with this soup! It’s something everyone can personalize to their family’s likes. And, I like your recipe just right! ⚡️💖⚡️

Great video. Love to Henry. So sweet of you Paula to honor him2❤❤❤

How big is that measuring cup?! 😲🤣 this reminds me of my grandmother's veggie soup... haven't had it in ages 🤔 and with all that's going on and her age and health, she can't fly up to visit us from Texas. So maybe I'll just call her up, and we can make it together. 🥰 thank you so much Paula for another wonderful recipe and video. 😁

Oh man that letter made me cry Paula.. So sweet. I haven't made this in years.

One of the best southern soups there is for fall weather.

Welcome back, Aunt Peggy. Love and best dishes, Paula! ❤❤❤❤

I am making this soup tomorrow! I cooked the beef short ribs in a crock pot and have all the ingredients on stand-by. So excited to make this delicious-looking soup! Please keep making these Quarantine Cooking videos. I like them 'cause they are casual and homey. This pandemic is driving everyone crazy, and your videos are a calming influence for these trying times. With love from NE Ohio! ❤️❤️

I love you Ms Paula Deen. I've been watching your shows for years and wish to continue watching you. May God richly bless you abundantly 🥰

Hello Paula!! I'd love to see you make beef tip stew sometime, also, could you show us your version of spaghetti and meatballs?! With garlic bread? That's my favorite meal ever!!!

This looks like a fabulous recipe, Paula. You were so sweet with Henry Lee. Thank you for the new ideas in making vegetable soup! I appreciate you!

My Grandmom did that too . She’d put a tall rectangle plastic freezer container with a lid. We add all extras we had cooked in it before too long maybe a month or so she’d make the most amazing soup

I'm definitely going to try this recipe! Great video!

I add cabbage to mine early on and love that, but never used mac noodles, I'm going to try it because I love her cooking!