Hamburger Soup

Description
A River of Recipes: Native American Recipes Using Commodity Foods by the USDA Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, public domain government resource—original source of recipe
 * Serves: 10

Ingredients

 * 1 pound ground beef
 * 1 cup onion, chopped
 * 4 cups water
 * 4 cups tomato juice
 * 1 cup potatoes, diced
 * 1 cup carrots, diced
 * 1 cup celery, chopped
 * 2 teaspoons salt
 * 1 small bay leaf
 * pinch basil

Directions

 * 1) Brown ground beef and onions.
 * 2) Add water and tomato juice and heat to boiling.
 * 3) Add diced potatoes, carrots, celery, salt, bay leaf, and a small pinch of basil.
 * 4) Simmer until vegetables are done (about 30 minutes).