Hamburger Florentine Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
5 c. water
2 c. cubed potatoes
1 c. shredded cabbage
1 c. chopped onions
1 c. sliced celery
1/3 c. uncooked barley
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. dried basil leaves
1/2 tsp. dried thyme leaves
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 bay leaf
1 (28 oz.) can tomatoes (undrained), cut up
1 (14.5 oz.) can Green Giant Kitchen Sliced green beans (undrained)
1 (9 oz.) pkg. Green Giant Harvest Fresh frozen chopped spinach

Preparation

Brown ground beef in 5-quart saucepan or Dutch oven.
Drain. Stir in all remaining ingredients, except spinach.
Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat.
Cover and simmer 30 minutes.
Add frozen spinach.
Cover and simmer an additional 25 minutes.
Stir to blend spinach into soup.
Remove bay leaf.
Yields 11 (1 1/3 cup) servings.