Easy Hamburger Soup

When I lived in another state at another time -- my now teen boys used to be in Head Start. (This was oh -- 9 yrs ago??) ANYWAY! The director made this wonderful soup that the kids loved. It's easy, its fast.. and its good.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 2  lbs ground beef
• 2  lbs  frozen mixed vegetables (corn, carrots, peas, green beans)
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 (15 1/2ounce) can  petite diced tomatoes
• 1 -3  teaspoon onion powder
• 1  teaspoon season salt (or less)
• 1  teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄8 cup sugar
• 3 -5  cups water

Directions

1. Brown ground beef in a large sauce pan and drain off the fat.
2. Add all the ingredients except the water and gently stir.
3. Add water until it covers the soup mixture, stirring and adding up to the 5 cups until its got a good consistency. Simmer up to 45 minutes.