Hamburger Vegetable Lentil Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. hamburger or ground turkey
5 3/4 c. tomato juice
4 c. water
1 c. lentils (washed)
1 c. diced carrots
1 c. diced cabbage or potatoes
1 c, chopped celery
1/2 c. chopped onion
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. chopped green pepper
1 bay leaf

Preparation

Brown hamburger until crumbly.
Add rest of ingredients and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer 1 1/2 hours.
Remove bay leaf before serving.
Soup freezes well.