Southwestern Vegetable Beef Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

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

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, brown the ground beef; stir to crumble the ground beef; drain.
• 2 add in water and remaining ingredients.
• 3 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).