Basic Vegetable Soup

• 3 cups beef stock
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup tomato juice
• 2 each potatoes medium size
• 3 each carrots diced
• 1 small onions diced
• 2 each celery stalks diced
• 1/4 cup green bell peppers diced
• 1/2 cup green beans
• 1/2 cup lima beans
• 1/2 cup corn
• 4 tablespoons margarine solid
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste

1. Melt 4 tablespoons margarine in skillet.
2. Add the chopped green peppers, carrots, celery and onion.
3. Saute on low heat until vegetables are softened and onion browned lightly.
4. Add this to the broth mixture which has been placed in a large, heavy pan with lid.
5. Add to this the potatoes, green beans, lima beans and corn.
6. Cover and simmer for about 45 minutes or until all the vegetables are done.
7. Add the salt and pepper.
8. Remove about 2 cups of the mixture and put into blender.
9. Puree this mixture and return to pot with rest of soup.
10. Turn off heat and cover soup.
11. Best if allowed to set for up to 1 hour to blend flavors.

beef stock, water, tomato juice, potatoes, carrots, onions, celery, green bell peppers, green beans, lima beans, corn, margarine, black pepper, salt

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/basic-vegetable-soup-41085 (may not work)