Southwestern Vegetable Beef Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb lean ground beef
5 cups water
2 (15 ounce) cans Mexican-style stewed tomatoes, undrained
1 (16 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 (16 ounce) can dark red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (8 ounce) can cut green beans, drained
1 (1 3/4 ounce) envelope chili seasoning mix
1 large onion, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
2 -3 cloves garlic, minced
salt and pepper
hot sauce

Preparation

In a large pot, brown the ground beef; stir to crumble the ground beef; drain.
Add in water and remaining ingredients.
Bring to a boil; lower heat and simmer for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally (I simmer covered for the first 1 1/2 hours, then uncovered the last 30 minutes).