Quick Italian Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1 pkg. Hamburger Helper mix for lasagne
5 c. water
1 (8 1/4 oz.) can whole kernel corn
1 (16 oz.) can whole tomatoes
2 Tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese
1 small zucchini, sliced and slices cut in halves (about 1 c.)

Preparation

Cook and stir ground beef and onion in Dutch oven until beef is brown; drain.
Stir in sauce mix, water, corn (with liquid), tomatoes (with liquid) and cheese; break up tomatoes with fork. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly; reduce heat.
Cover and simmer, stirring constantly; reduce heat.
Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally for 10 minutes.
Stir in noodles and zucchini.
Cover and cook 10 minutes longer.
Sprinkle each serving with grated Parmesan cheese, if desired.
Makes 9 1/2 cups soup.