This recipe for soup using leeks and beef provides a hearty bowl of mildly seasoned soup. At $2.31 a serving, the cost of the Beef and Leek soup is on the higher end, so it could be made for a special occasion or paired with an inexpensive salad for a lunchtime meal.
Beef and Leek Soup
Servings: 8
Calories: 206.5
Cost per Serving*: $2.31
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lbs stew beef
- 2 leeks (cleaned and sliced into 1/4 inch thick rings)
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 4 stalks celery diced
- 2 large carrots diced
- 1 medium onion diced
- 48 oz beef broth
- 1 can petite diced tomatoes
- ¾ c barley
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Instructions
- Brown the stew meat in a soup pot with the vegetable oil.
- Remove the beef with a slotted spoon and saute the garlic, leeks, onions and carrots until they are soft.
- Put all of the ingredients into the pot and bring to a simmer.
- Simmer for 1 hour until all of the vegetables are soft and the barley is cooked.
Nutrition
Calories: 206.5kcalCarbohydrates: 21.8gProtein: 17.9gFat: 5.5gSaturated Fat: 1.5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 1.8gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 35.2mgSodium: 773.6mgPotassium: 632.5mgFiber: 5gSugar: 3.9gVitamin A: 3532IUVitamin C: 10.4mgCalcium: 74.2mgIron: 3.2mg
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Beef and Leek Soup Cost per Serving Breakdown
Beef $7.99
Leeks $2.99
Garlic $0.18
Oil $0.07
Celery $0.95
Carrots $0.75
Onion $1.50
Broth $2.19
Tomatoes $1.50
Barley $0.37
Total Recipe Cost $18.44
Cost per Serving $2.31
