Spanish Rice Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb lean ground beef
4 cups water
1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes, cut up
1 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup rice
1/4 cup green bell peppers or 1/4 cup mild green chili
1 package onion soup mix (I use Liptons)
1 beef bouillon cube
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
6 dashes hot pepper sauce

Preparation

In large saucepan or Dutch oven, cook ground beef until browned.
Drain off fat.
Stir in water, UNDRAINED tomatoes, celery, UNCOOKED rice, green pepper, soup mix, bouillon cube, salt, basil and hot pepper sauce.
Bring to boil.
Reduce heat to low.
Cover and simmer about 20 minutes or until rice is tender, stirring occasionally.