"Venus De Milo" Minestrone Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. lean hamburger
1 large (46 oz.) can College Inn chicken broth
1 qt. water
1 pkg. Lipton onion soup mix
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 (14 1/2 oz.) can stewed tomatoes, cut up
1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen mixed vegetables
1/2 to 1 c. small pasta
grated Parmesan cheese (optional)

Preparation

In large pot, brown hamburger.
Add chicken broth, water, soup mix and celery.
Boil 20 minutes.
Add stewed tomatoes and frozen mixed vegetables; boil 15 minutes.
Add pasta and boil until pasta is done.
Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top when served.