Prep: 15 mins | 80 mins cook time | 14 servings | 1 cup serving size  

Ingredients:

• ½ lbs ground beef or chuck, fat drained 
• 2 28oz cans no salt added diced tomatoes
• 4 cups water 
• 1 can no salt added cut green beans, drained and rinsed 
• 1 can no salt added peas, drained and rinsed
• 3 medium potatoes, peeled and diced 
• 2 medium carrots, peeled and chopped 
• 1 medium onion
• 1 can no salt added corn, drained and rinsed
• ¼ cup dry rice 
• 1/8 tsp black pepper 
• 1/8 tsp crushed red pepper flakes 
• ½ tsp salt 
• ½ tsp garlic powde

Instructions:

1. Place ground chuck or ground beef in a 2-gallon stockpot and brown over medium heat. Remove meat and drain it well. Wipe drippings from pot. 
2. Return meat to stockpot, then add tomatoes and water. Bring to a simmer and cook, covered, until tomatoes are soft and a juicy broth is created, about 20 minutes. 
3. Add remaining ingredients, cover, and continue cooking 60 additional minutes to allow flavors to blend. 

TIPS:

-Making soup is a great way to get rid of some of the vegetables in your refrigerator or cabinets to help you save a few dollars.  

-Replace some of the ingredients with others from the fridge that need to be used.  

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