Microwave Autumn Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
1 c. chopped onion
1 c. chopped celery
4 c. hot water
2 c. (1/2-inch) potato cubes
1 c. thinly sliced carrots
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. dried basil leaves
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 bay leaf
3 tomatoes, cut into eights, sliced in half

Preparation

Mix ground beef, onion and celery in 5-quart casserole. Microwave on High (100%) until ground beef loses its pink color, 5 to 7 minutes, stirring after half the cooking time.