Need some soup Help...

[girl20racer]

So I wanted to make Vegetable soup from this recipe:

Vegetable Soup INGREDIENTS (Nutrition) • 1 pound ground beef • 1 (46 ounce) can tomato juice • 1 onion, chopped • 2 carrots, chopped • 2 potatoes, diced • 1 (14 ounce) can whole kernel corn • 1 (14.5 ounce) can green beans • 1 pinch ground ginger • salt and ground black pepper to taste DIRECTIONS 1. Crumble the ground beef into a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir until no longer pink. Drain off grease and pour in the tomato juice. Add the onion, carrot, and potato. Pour in the entire contents of the cans of corn and green beans. Season with ginger, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat to low and let simmer 1 hour.

However, I forgot the tomato Juice I have a can of stewed tomato's I just wondered if there was any substitute? I thought about water, but didn't want it to be too bland?

[JudyB]

The only alternative I could find was 1/2 tomato sauce and 1/2 ater...but I don't think that helps you
maybe you could put the tomatoes in the blender and then add the jiuce it came in and then a little water???

[USCGBoxerMom]

2 1/2 cups water and 6 ounces of tomato paste plus a 3/4 teaspoon of salt and a dash of sugar makes 3 cups of tomato juice substitute. So for a 64 oz can you would need enough for 8 cups.

[girl20racer]

Originally Posted by JudyB The only alternative I could find was 1/2 tomato sauce and 1/2 ater...but I don't think that helps you maybe you could put the tomatoes in the blender and then add the jiuce it came in and then a little water???

Hmmm.. I wish I had a blender.. That seems like it could work

Originally Posted by USCGBoxerMom 2 1/2 cups water and 6 ounces of tomato paste plus a 3/4 teaspoon of salt and a dash of sugar makes 3 cups of tomato juice substitute. So for a 64 oz can you would need enough for 8 cups.

I wish I had tomato paste too, I am usually pretty good about keeping vegetables and canned goods around..

Thanks for responding girls

[USCGBoxerMom]

Well dang...stock your pantry so we can help!! LOL

[CocoaGoddess]

Do you have jarred marinara sauce? That will work too. I would add the canned tomatoes. You can either use a pair of kitchen shears to cut up the tomatoes while they're still in the can, or chop them really fine with a knife.

Um ... 46 ounces of tomato juice is a pretty substantial part of the recipe. You could substitute it for stock or broth, but it won't taste the same.

[girl20racer]

Originally Posted by USCGBoxerMom Well dang...stock your pantry so we can help!! LOL

Originally Posted by CocoaGoddess Do you have jarred marinara sauce? That will work too. I would add the canned tomatoes. You can either use a pair of kitchen shears to cut up the tomatoes while they're still in the can, or chop them really fine with a knife. Um ... 46 ounces of tomato juice is a pretty substantial part of the recipe. You could substitute it for stock or broth, but it won't taste the same.

I broke down and went to the commissary LOL - Got me the 46 oz the recipe called for

Thanks for responding..

[Steph*]

Damnit! Now I want some veggie soup!!

[girl20racer]

I love vegetable soup, I've never made it though.. so we'll see how it turns out

This is the final product Just gotta let it simmmma

[Steph*]

You posted that to torture me, didn't you?!