Hamburger Soup

Hamburger Soup

1 lb hamburger
1 C chopped onion
1 C diced potatoes
1 C diced carrots
1/2 C celery
1 C cabbage (or more)
1 8 oz can tomato sauce
1/4 C uncooked rice
1 small crushed bayleaf
1/2 t thyme
1 basil leaf
4 t salt
1/4 t pepper
5 C water

Brown the hamburger, drain, combine with onions, potatoes, celery, carrots, cabbage. Cook until veggies are a little soft. Add rice, spices and water. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for one hour.

Note: We Riopelle girls call this soup BO Soup-Robin says your clothes smell like BO after making this soup.
This recipe would be good with brown rice and turkey burger by the way.

Kathy Riopelle

Additional Note 09/21/2008:
I made this soup today and omitted the cabbage. I used ground turkey, added extra potato and onion, and threw in half a can of lima beans.
Next time I will substitute the rice for pasta shells and throw in a can of beans and call it minestrone. :D