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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
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• Instructions

• Cuisine

  North American >> US >> US

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 20 minutes, Preparation Time - 15 minutes

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| 1. Cook the ground beef in a large pot over medium heat until completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain as much fat from the beef as possible. Add the onion and garlic to the beef; cook and stir until the onion is softened, about 5 minutes. | 2. Add the tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, onion soup mix, beef bouillon cubes, bay leaf, mixed vegetables, and water to the ground beef mixture. Raise heat to medium-high, and bring the mixture to a boil. Stir the orzo pasta into the boiling liquid; cook until the orzo is tender, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper to serve. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
beef	1	pound	ground	898.1139999999999	0.0	88.0877	57.7424
onion	1		minced	28.0	6.537999999999999	0.77	0.07
garlic	1	teaspoon	minced	4.172	0.9257	0.1781	0.013999999999999999
tomato paste	1/2	can		69.7	16.0735	3.6719999999999997	0.3995
tomato	1	can	crushed	62.068999999999996	13.7631	3.2384	0.5397
onion soup mix	1	envelope		-	-	-	-
beef bouillon cube	2			0.7	0.004	0.114	0.022000000000000002
bay leaf	1			-	-	-	-
vegetable	1	package	mixed	-	-	-	-
water	2	quarts		-	-	-	-
orzo pasta	2/3	cup		-	-	-	-
salt black pepper	to taste		ground	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.