Thick Vegetable Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
3 1/2 c. whole tomatoes
1/2 c. diced celery
1 1/2 c. diced carrots
2 c. chopped onions
2 c. diced potatoes
1/2 c. uncooked rice
3 1/2 tsp. salt
3 c. water

Preparation

Brown ground beef until crisp in a heavy deep kettle.
Add remaining ingredients, cover and simmer gently about 45 minutes over low heat.