Family Favorite Vegetable Soup

This soup is chock full of veggies! It is wonderful with a loaf of crusty French Bread on a cold winter day. It is a family favorite. If I have kale in my garden I chop about a cup and throw that in. If I don't have fresh zucchini, I add in zucchini that I have dried over the summer. Sometimes I will throw in a handful of lentils.

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb  ground round
• 2  quarts tomatoes
• 4  cups water
• 2  stalks celery, sliced
• 1  onion, diced
• 2  potatoes, peeled and diced
• 2  carrots, sliced
• 1  cup frozen corn
• 1  cup  frozen peas
• 1  cup  diced zucchini
• 1⁄4 cup pearl barley
• 3  tablespoons beef broth, powder
• 1  teaspoon sugar

Directions

1. Brown meat in large soup pot; drain. Add tomatoes and water. Bring to boil; reduce heat to simmer. Cover and simmer until tomatoes are soft and juicy broth is created, about 10 minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer, covered 1 hour until the vegs. are tender and flavors blend.