Hamburger Soup

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. lean ground beef
• 2 cups tomato juice
• 1 cup diced potatoes
• 1 cup diced celery
• 1/2 cup diced onion or 1 Tbsp. instant minced onion
• 1 Tbsp. green pepper, chopped (optional)
• 1/4 cup uncooked rice
• 5 cups water
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1/2 tsp. garlic salt
• 1/2 tsp. seasoning salt
• 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

Directions:

Brown lightly the ground beef; drain off fat. Add rest of ingredients and simmer 1 hour. Add more liquid if needed.

You can exchange any of the vegetables in this recipe for almost any other type of vegetable you want for a different flavor.

By Robin from Washington, IA