Today is a blustery, rainy Fall day in Calgary so I thought I'd make some tortilla soup. However I had beef stock instead of chicken stock on hand. So---I thought I'd try my hand at making hamburger soup. Here is the finished product with a "secret ingredient". I'm going to serve it with skillet cornbread (the Pioneer Woman's recipe). Enjoy!
1 carton beef stock
1 large can diced tomatoes
1 large can black beans (drained)
1--2 cups water
2 lbs. ground beef (browned and drained) *Use ground turkey or pork if you prefer.
1 medium sweet onion, chopped
3 large ribs of celery, chopped
1/2--1 red or yellow bell pepper, chopped
1--2 cups cooked corn
1 large carrot, chopped
2 t. chili powder
1 t. cumen
2 t. black pepper
salt/pepper (to taste after cooking is finished)
1 cup of cooked quinoa or more if desired (secret ingredient)
1/2 cup freshly chopped parsley
1/4 cup chopped pickled hot banana peppers
*Saute onion, celery, pepper and carrot in 2 T. olive oil.
*Place all ingredients in a crock pot and cook for desired time. All the ingredients are cooked---you just want them to have a chance to blend well and to stay at serving temperature.
*Adjust seasonings as desired---adding other herbs (such as thyme or more heat) if desired.
