Mom's Easy Beefy Vegetable Soup

By Nanci

Ingredients:

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/2 cup diced onions
• 3 cans Veg-All mixed vegetables, including liquid
• 16 oz tomato sauce
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1/2 cup orzo
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp basil
• 1/8 tsp black pepper

Directions:

Cook ground beef and onions together until no longer pink. Drain off fat. Combine vegetables, tomato sauce, broth, and seasonings in large pot. Add meat/onion mixture. Bring to boil over medium high heat. Boil 15 minutes. Reduce heat to low and simmer until ready to serve. While soup is boiling, stir orzo into a separate pan of boiling water and cook 5 minutes. Drain, then add orzo to soup mixture cooking for at least 5 minutes before serving.

This soup is also great in the crockpot, simmering on low all day. Cook and add the orzo at least 15 minutes before serving.