Ground Beef And Vegetable Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
1 c. chopped onions
1 c. diced potatoes
1 c. diced celery
1 c. shredded cabbage
4 c. tomato juice or 2 (1 lb.) cans tomatoes
1/2 c. uncooked rice
3 c. water
pepper
3 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. basil (optional)
1 tsp. thyme (optional)

Preparation

Brown beef and onions in small amount of fat; drain.
Combine remaining ingredients in large kettle.
Add beef and onions. Simmer for 1 hour.
Yields 6 to 8 servings.