hearty beef vegetable soup

Ingredients For hearty beef vegetable soup

• 2 lb

  stew beef (cut into small bite-size pieces)
• 2 can

  beef broth plus enough water to make 4 quarts
• 1-1lb.12oz can

  tomato puree
• 1-6oz. can

  tomato paste
• 1 tsp

  sugar
• 4 c

  cabbage, thinly sliced
• 1 1/2 c

  chopped onions
• 2-3

  carrots (diced into small pieces)
• 3/4 c

  chopped celery
• 1 bag

  each; frozen lima beans, cut green beans, peas and corn
• 2-3

  potatoes, cubed
• 1 tsp

  dried parsley
• 1/2 tsp

  basil
• 1/4 tsp

  oregano
• 2 tsp

  salt
• 1/2 tsp

  black pepper