Hamburger-Vegetable Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
1 c. onion, diced
1 c. potatoes, diced
1 c. carrots, sliced
1 c. celery, cut
4 c. cooked tomatoes
1/4 c. uncooked rice
3 c. water
3 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. basil
1/4 tsp. thyme
1 bay leaf

Preparation

Brown the ground beef and onion in a small amount of cooking oil.
When lightly browned, drain off excess fat.
Combine with the remaining ingredients in a large kettle.
Simmer, covered, for 1 hour.