Easy Vegetable Soup

Easy Vegetable Soup

1 1/2-2 lbs. ground beef
1 small onion or couple of 1 Tbs. dried onion
1 46 oz. can tomato juice
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can corn
1 can carrots
1 can cut green beans
1 can peas
1 can potatoes

Brown meat and onions. Drain any grease. Add tomato juice and diced tomatoes, simmer 30 min.-hour. Drain liquid off other vegetables and add to soup. Heat slowly for about an hour or until thoroughly warm.

You can also substitute fresh vegetables for canned. Add fresh first and cook until tender/crisp; then add canned. Cook till warmed through.