Hamburger Soup

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lb. ground beef
• 1 1/2 c. onion, chopped
• 1/4 c. green pepper, chopped or canned green chiles, seeded and chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 large tomatoes, chopped
• 2 c. carrots, grated
• 1/2 lb. mushrooms, minced or 1 (4 oz.) can mushrooms, drained
• 1 (46 oz.) can tomato juice
• 2 (10 3/4 oz.) cans cream of mushroom soup
• 1 tsp. basil
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. paprika
• 1 tsp. cumin
• 1 tsp. chili powder
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1 (16 oz.) can red kidney beans, drained or 1 (16 oz.) can yellow corn, drained
• grated Cheddar cheese