Quick Beef Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1 pkg. hamburger mix (beef noodle)
5 c. water
1 bay leaf
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 (16 oz.) can tomatoes
1 (10 oz.) pkg. mixed vegetables, cooked

Preparation

Cook and stir ground beef and onion in Dutch oven until beef is brown, drain.
Stir in sauce mix, water, bay leaf, salt, pepper, tomatoes and mixed vegetables.
Break up any whole tomatoes with fork.
Heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
Reduce heat.
Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or longer.
Makes about 9 cups of soup.