Venus De Milo Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 - 1 1/4 lb ground beef
1 (32 ounce) box chicken broth
4 cups water
1 (1 1/4 ounce) envelope French onion soup mix
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
2 -3 stalks celery, chopped
1 (16 ounce) bag frozen mixed vegetables
2/3 cup small shell pasta (or other small pasta)
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 dash hot pepper sauce

Preparation

In a large pot brown ground beef.
Drain fat.
Add broth, water, celery, soup mix and tomatoes.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 5 minutes.
Add pasta and frozen vegetables, along with worcestershire sauce and hot pepper sauce, and cook for 10 minutes more.
Serve with parmesan cheese, if desired.