What Goes With Vegetable Beef Soup? (Bread Crouton)

Everybody loves vegetable beef soup. This hearty soup is perfect for cold winter days or rainy fall afternoons. It is also very easy to make, which makes it a great dish to serve company. However, sometimes people don’t know what goes well with vegetable beef soup.

Here are what goes with vegetable beef soup:

• Rice
• Pasta
• Bread/Crouton
• Cheese Sandwich
• And many more.

Here are a few suggestions for things that go well with this dish.

What is a vegetable beef soup made of?

It’s made of leftover cooked vegetables mixed with some flavorful broth and then simmered until it thickens. 

To make it, you start by sautéing some onions and garlic in oil over medium heat for about 5 minutes. Then add the rest of the ingredients (broth, spices, etc.) into your pot and let simmer for at least an hour.

What is in Campbell’s vegetable beef soup?

The Campbell’s contains a hearty combination of good, honest ingredients—carrots, potatoes, seasoned beef, toasted barley, green beans, and peas in savory beef stock. It is said to be low in fat and cholesterol.

What is the difference between broth and soup?

The broth is just water and salt; the soup has other ingredients.

What Goes with Vegetable Beef Soup?

You can serve the soup as a flavorful side dish, but we love it best when served over rice.

Here are some suggestions:

Rice

Rice is an excellent pairing because it adds substance and texture. You can use brown rice or white rice, or even rice pilaf.

You can also try adding more veggies like broccoli florets or cauliflower florets.

Pasta

If you want something heartier, go with pasta instead of rice. We recommend whole wheat spaghetti or linguine.

Bread

Serve this soup with crusty bread or french bread toast. The crusty bread is usually called crouton. Crouton is often used to describe any type of bread cut into cubes and fried.

You can also use homemade garlic bread.

Cheese Sandwiches

This soup would be perfect for making sandwiches with parmesan cheese. Try using cheddar cheese or Swiss cheese.

Pizza

We think pizza would be the ultimate pairing. If you don’t have time to make homemade pizza dough, you could always buy frozen pizza dough from the grocery store.

Green Salad

A fresh salad makes an excellent addition. Try making a simple salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, and feta cheese.

Roasted Vegetables

Roasting brings out their natural sweetness. Some favorites include carrots, sweet peppers, onions, squash, mushrooms, and zucchini.

Chips

Chips would be a perfect accompaniment to this soup. Our favorite brand of chips is Lay’s potato chips. They have a light flavor and crunchiness.

Baked Potatoes

Another idea is to bake some potatoes before serving. Baking them gives them a crispy outside while still keeping their soft inside.

Cornbread

This soup is so filling that you might not even need cornbread. But if you do, try our easy-to-make cornbread mix.

Biscuits

These biscuits are light and fluffy and taste fantastic with the soup. They’re also super easy to make.

Sweet Potato Casserole

This is one of our family’s favorite ways to eat. Sweet potatoes are mashed and layered with butter, brown sugar, marshmallow cream, and pecans. It adds a sweet flavor to the whole meal.

Mashed Potatoes

Those who prefer mashed potatoes pair them perfectly with the dish.

Macaroni & Cheese

We love macaroni and cheese with this soup. If you don’t have time to make homemade macaroni and cheese, you can always buy ready-made macaroni and cheese.

Potato Salad

Our favorite potato salad recipe uses canned diced potatoes. This is a quick and easy side dish to serve alongside the soup.

Fruit

Fresh fruit pairs well. A few examples include apples, pears, bananas, strawberries, oranges, peaches, and plums.

How to Make Vegetable Beef Soup?

Homemade Vegetable Beef Soup Recipe 

Ingredients

• One pot roast or chuck roast (about 2 pounds)
• Two russet potatoes, chopped
• One bag of frozen seasoning blend (or just chopped onions)
• One pack of frozen peas
• One pack of frozen green beans
• One pack of frozen corn
• Four large carrots, chopped
• 1 (32 oz) container of beef broth
• 2 (10.75 oz) cans tomato soup (or use tomato sauce)
• One can, filled with water
• One teaspoon salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. Dab the beef dry with a paper towel. Season the meat with salt and pepper and put it in your slow cooker with half a cup of beef broth. Put the heart in the slow cooker on low heat for 6-8 hours. Shred with two forks.
2. Put carrots and seasonings in a large pot and cook them in 1 tablespoon of oil until tender.
3. Add beef, potatoes (or sweet potatoes), remaining vegetables, beef broth, and tomato soup—season with salt and pepper for rich flavors.
4. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, cover and simmer for about an hour.
5. Add water as desired while it cooks.

Hearty Vegetable Beef Soup Recipe

This hearty soup flavor is the perfect way to use all those summer mixed vegetables, and those tender chunks of beef add such a delicious flavor. 

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs beef stew meat (or you use lean ground beef)
• 2 1/2 Tbsp olive oil, divided
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 3/4 cups chopped yellow onion or green onions (1 large)
• 1 1/4 cups peeled and chopped carrots (3 medium)
• 1 cup chopped celery (3 medium)
• 1 1/2 Tbsp minced garlic (4 cloves garlic)
• 8 cups low-sodium beef broth or chicken broth
• 2 (14 oz.) cans of diced tomatoes
• 1 1/2 tsp dried basil
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp dried thyme
• 1 lb red or yellow potatoes, chopped into 3/4-inch cubes
• 1 1/2 cups (5 oz.) chopped green beans (trim ends first)
• 1 1/2 cups frozen corn
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

1. Add one tablespoon of olive oil to a large pan and medium-high heat.
2. Season the beef with salt and pepper, then add half of the meat to the pan and brown the beef for about four minutes, turning halfway through the cooking time. Browning the meat will add a layer of flavor.
3. Transfer to a plate, adds another 1/2 Tbsp oil to the pot, and repeat the process with the remaining half of the beef.
4. Add another one tablespoon oil to the empty pot, then add onions, carrots, and celery, and saute for three minutes, then add garlic, and saute an additional one minute.
5. Add broth, tomatoes, brown meat, basil, oregano, and thyme, and season it with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer, occasionally stirring, for 30 minutes.
6. Add potatoes to the pot and cook for 20 minutes. You can also add green beans if you like them very tender.
7. Stir in green beans and simmer 15 minutes longer, or until all of the veggies and beef are tender.
8. Put in corn and peas and cook for 3-4 minutes.
9. Stir in parsley and serve warm.

Notes

• Ground beef could even be used here in place of beef stew meat. 
• You can use 1 tsp dried Italian seasoning instead of basil, oregan, and thyme.
• You can use fresh corn/peas instead of frozen peas. Just add them at the same time as the green beans.
• You can also use frozen vegetables that consist of carrots, green beans, peas, and corn.

FAQs

What goes well with veggie soup?

I love serving this with crusty bread or rolls. It also pairs nicely with a salad.

What do I serve with beef stew?

This is a beautiful meal served over pasta or rice.

How do I spice up bland beef vegetable soup?

Add some crushed red pepper flakes or chili powder to the soup.

How do you serve soup?

I prefer to eat mine straight out of the pot. However, if you’d like to make it fancier, you can ladle it into a bowl of soup and top each serving with a dollop of sour cream.

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Is pita bread healthier than regular bread?

Pita bread is healthier because it is lower in sodium than bread. Whole-grain pita bread also has more fiber and protein than regular white bread.

However, it ultimately depends on the ingredients used in each type of bread. Some whole-grain bread may have more nutrients than whole-grain pita bread.

What goes with beef stew for dinner?

There are lots of different things that you can serve with beef stew for dinner. Some people might like a simple side of rice or pasta, while others might prefer to have some bread or biscuits on the side.

You could also try serving your beef stew with some roasted vegetables or a salad. And, of course, there’s always the option of just having a bowl of beef stew on its own!

What spices are good in soups?

Soup spices tend to be pretty versatile because they can be added in either the beginning or the end of the cooking process without significantly altering the flavor.

However, there are a few spices that work particularly well in soups.

Garlic, onion, and celery are great additions to the soup because they add a depth of flavor that’s difficult to replicate with other spices.

Additionally, thyme, rosemary, and bay leaves are all fantastic herbs to use in soups because they pair well with vegetables and have a strong flavor that doesn’t get lost among other ingredients.

Do you cover stew while cooking?

I don’t cover stew while cooking, no. Stew is a dish that benefits from a long, slow simmer, and covering it would interfere with the evaporation process and make the stew cloudy.

In addition, the vapors created by covered stew will condense on the lid and drip back into the pot, watering down the stew.

If your stew is boiling rather than simmering, you can reduce the heat so that it does not boil over, but don’t cover it.