Cabbage Patch Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
2 Tbsp. butter
1 medium onion
1/2 c. thinly sliced celery
1 (1 lb.) can tomatoes
2 c. water
1 (1 lb.) can red kidney beans
1 tsp. each: salt and chili powder
1/8 tsp. pepper
2 c. thinly shredded cabbage

Preparation

Cook beef in butter, stirring, until brown and crumbly.
Add onion and celery and saute 5 minutes.
Stir in tomatoes (break with fork), water, salt, chili and pepper.
Bring to boiling.
Add cabbage.
Cover and cook until cabbage is tender (about 3 minutes).
Serve in soup plates.
Makes 4 to 6 servings.