Beef Vegetable Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. lean ground beef
4 c. water
1 can (16 oz.) tomatoes, broken up, liquid reserved
1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
1 c. uncooked noodles
1 envelope onion soup mix
1 bay leaf
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper

Preparation

Place ground beef in 3 qt. microwave-proof casserole; break up with fork.
Cook on High 4 to 5 minutes, or until beef is no longer red, stirring once during cooking time.
Break up ground beef again with fork; drain.
Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on High 27 to 30 minutes, or until mixture boils and noodles are cooked, stirring every 10 minutes.
Cover and let stand 10 minutes.
Discard bay leaf before serving.
8 servings.