Old Fashioned Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

• •1 pound ground beef
• •1 cup onion, chopped
• •1 cup potatoes, diced
• •1 cup carrots, sliced
• •1 cup celery, diced
• •2 16oz can diced tomatoes in juice (or substitute 2 small cans of tomato sauce)
• •4 cup water
• •1/4 tsp dried basil, crushed
• •1/4 tsp dried thyme
• •1 bay leaf
• •1/2 tsp salt
• •1/4 tsp pepper
• •1/2 tsp garlic powder
• •2 tablespoon beef bouillon
• •1 16oz can corn
• •1 16oz can green beans
• •1 16oz can green peas

Steps

1. 1In a large soup pot, brown ground beef and onion, drain off fat. Add remaining ingredients EXCEPT for last 3 items (canned vegetables). Simmer on low heat until vegetables are tender, about an hour. Add canned vegetables and simmer 5 minutes. Remove bay leaf and serve.