Ground Beef Vegetable Soup

Why I Love This Recipe
Ingredients You'll Need
1 pound ground hamburger
1 medium onion, chopped
1 can Contadina Crushed Tomatoes in Tomato Puree (28 ounce can)
1 Can Beef Broth (14 ounce can)
2 cups raw diced potatoes
2 medium carrots, diced
1/2 cup diced celery
1/4 cup Minute Rice raw, not cooked
1 bay leaf
1 cup shredded cabbage
1/2 teaspoon ground thyme
1/2 teaspoon ground basil
3 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 quarts water
Directions
Brown meat and onion together, until meat is cooked. After draining meat, place in a large saucepan, and add all other ingredients. Bring to a boil, and then turn down to simmer on low heat for 2 hours. Remove bay leaf before serving!
This was one of my mother's recipes and I make it often. We like the combination of potatoes and rice. Mom and Dad had a large garden and she used whatever vegetables were on hand.