My Own Autumn Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1 (10 ounce) can tomato soup, diluted with 1 can of water*
• 4 stalks celery, sliced med
• 4 large carrots, peeled and sliced med
• 3 medium potatoes, peeled and diced 1/2 inch
• 3 fresh tomatoes, chopped roughly do not drain
• fresh parsley
• 1 bay leaf

Recipe

• 1 saute ground beef and onion with salt and pepper until browned.
• 2 add beef broth, tomato soup (or canned toms*) and water.
• 3 add prepared veggies, parsley flakes, toms, and bay leaf. simmer until veggies are tender (15 to 20 minutes).
• 4 if you have any leftover tomatoes (fresh, frozen or canned) or tomato sauce, add that while cooking the veggies.
• 5 remove bay leaf
• 6 * you could use 2 undrained cans of the newer canned toms like toms with basil, etc., in place of tom soup and water. also omit fresh toms.
• 7 canned toms are what i use now, esp when good fresh toms are not available.
• 8 years ago, when i first started making this, these types of canned toms were not available.