Dinner for 12

Beef and Rice Soup

Name: Beef and Rice Soup
Total time: 165 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Eastern European
Ingredients: 3 lb beef stew meat; 3 tsp salt; 4 tbsp light olive oil; 1 onion; 2 ribs celery; 4 cups beef broth + 4 cup filtered water; 28 oz can diced tomatoes; 2 dry bay leaves; 1 tsp ground coriander seeds; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 2 cloves garlic; 1/2 cup uncooked white rice; 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice; 1/4 cup fresh parsley; 1/4 cup fresh dill

Beef stew meat simmers with tomatoes, vegetables, rice, and spices for a hearty soup finished with lemon and herbs.

Typical price

$9.32for 4 servings

$2.33 per serving$9.32 for 4

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165 minstart to table
Involveddifficulty
12servings as written
$$typical cost tier

Eastern European Dairy-free Gluten-free Budget Family Lunches Dinners Cold-weather comfort Winter

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Beef chuck roast or stew beef$6.99/lb typical	3 lb	$20.97Typical price
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.52Typical price
Celery$2.29 each typical	0.25	$0.43Typical price
Canned tomatoes$0.08/oz typical	28 oz	$2.24Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.15Typical price
Rice$0.08/oz typical	3.25 oz	$0.26Typical price
Juice, soda and mixers$0.04/oz typical	1 oz	$0.04Typical price
Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical	0.25	$0.37Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$27.97

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

3 lb beef stew meat
3 tsp salt
4 tbsp light olive oil
1 onion
2 ribs celery
4 cups beef broth + 4 cup filtered water
28 oz can diced tomatoes
2 dry bay leaves
1 tsp ground coriander seeds
1 tsp smoked paprika
2 cloves garlic
1/2 cup uncooked white rice
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup fresh parsley
1/4 cup fresh dill

Steps

Season the beef with salt, then brown it in the oil in a large soup pot over medium-high heat for 10 minutes.
Add the onion, celery, garlic, coriander, and smoked paprika, and cook for 5 minutes.
Stir in the broth, water, tomatoes, and bay leaves, then bring the soup to a boil.
Cover the pot and simmer over low heat for 2 hours until the beef is tender and reaches 160 F.
Stir in the rice, cover, and simmer for 25 minutes until the rice is tender.
Remove the bay leaves, then stir in the lemon juice, parsley, and dill.

Swaps

Beef chuck roast or stew beef for Pork roast, shoulder or loinabout $4.50/lb less at typical prices
Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Rice for Quinoa, couscous, barleyabout $0.12/oz more at typical prices