Beef Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

• 1 beef shank bone with 1lb. meat
• 2-1/2 quarts water
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/3 cup chopped celery leaves
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tsp Morton Lite Salt Mixture
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
• 1 envelope (1oz.) onion soup mix
• 1 can (15oz.) stewed tomatoes with juice
• 1 package (10oz.) frozen mixed vegetables
• 1 cup peeled, diced potatoes
• 1 cup sliced celery

Directions

1. Remove any fat from the beef.
2. In a large, covered soup pot, simmer the beef bone with meat in water with bay leaves, celery leaves, parsley, Morton Lite Salt Mixture, pepper, and onion soup mix until meat is tender, about 2-1/2 hours.
3. Remove the one, meat and bay leaves. Chill broth and remove any fat. Cut meat into bite size pieves and return to broth. Discard bone and bay leaves.
4. Add tomatoes, frozen vegetables, potatoes, and celery.
5. Cover and simmer for 25 minutes. Serve hot.

Nutritional Information Per Serving:

Calories: 106
Fat: 2.46 grams
Sodium: 306 miligrams
Cholesterol: 28 miligrams
Protein: 12.2 grams
Carbohydrates: 9 grams

Diabetic Exchanges

1 lean meat; 1/2 bread; 1 vegetable

Source: Suzi Castle's Deliciously Healthy Favorite Foods