Spanish Rice Soup

Name: Spanish Rice Soup
Ingredients: 1 lb lean ground beef; 4 cups water; 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes, cut up; 1 cup chopped celery; 1/2 cup rice; 1/4 cup green bell peppers or 1/4 cup mild green chili; 1 package onion soup mix (I use Liptons); 1 beef bouillon cube; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon dried basil; 6 dashes hot pepper sauce

11 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 lb lean ground beef
4 cups water
1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes, cut up
1 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup rice
1/4 cup green bell peppers or 1/4 cup mild green chili
1 package onion soup mix (I use Liptons)
1 beef bouillon cube
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
6 dashes hot pepper sauce

Directions

1

In large saucepan or Dutch oven, cook ground beef until browned.
2

Drain off fat.
3

Stir in water, UNDRAINED tomatoes, celery, UNCOOKED rice, green pepper, soup mix, bouillon cube, salt, basil and hot pepper sauce.
4

Bring to boil.
5

Reduce heat to low.
6

Cover and simmer about 20 minutes or until rice is tender, stirring occasionally.