Vegetable-Beef Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb. ground beef
1 (16 oz.) can whole stewed tomatoes or 16 oz. tomato sauce
1 (16 oz.) pkg. frozen vegetable soup mix *
1 pkg. frozen stew vegetables **
1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen lima beans
1 or 1/2 pkg. frozen okra
3 c. hot water or use hot clear chicken broth for part of this
1/2 tsp. chili powder
1 pkg. (dry) onion soup mix
1/2 green bell pepper
1 1/2 tsp. Tony's Creole seasoning (don't add salt if you use this)
dash of each or add to taste: black pepper, garlic powder, thyme, basil and ground bay leaves

Preparation

Brown and drain ground beef, then place all ingredients listed into crock-pot.
Heat to boiling, then simmer all day or overnight.
Serve.
Makes approximately 6 1/2 large soup bowls. Diabetic exchanges:
1 cup = 1 starch, 1 ounce meat and 1 fat.