Unstuffed Pepper Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1/2 chopped onion
3 bell peppers, any color, cored and seeded and chopped spoon sized
14 ounces diced tomatoes (I used diced with green pepper and onion)
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 1/2 cups water
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup V8 vegetable juice (or 1 small can with water to make it to a cup)
1/2 cup Minute Rice

Preparation

Brown onion, garlic, pepper pieces and ground beef in skillet.
Mix all other ingredients (except rice) in pot and bring to a boil.
Add minute rice to tomato mixture, stir, put on lid, and set aside for 5 minutes.
Drain meat and pepper mixture in a colander.
Add to soup pot and simmer for 15 more minutes.