mmmmm soup!

i had to share this recipe for the sake of all human beings everywhere...all humans who like good food, good warm food on a cold winter day, and all humans who like to get good food with a cheap price tag! A girl at work brought this soup in for everyone to eat and it was AMAZING! Give it a shot sometime...it's soooooo easy....

Autumn Soup
1 lb ground beef
1/2 lg onion chopped
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped carrots
1 cup chopped potatoes (or you can do like me and eyeball it to the proportions you prefer)
basil
1 can tomato juice
4 cups hot water
dash of hot sauce
salt & peppa'
1 bay leaf (optional) (confession: i've never owned a container of bay leaves)

Cook the beef in a skillet and season how you like, i used a little hot sauce, salt and pepper, italian seasoning, and some garlic powder. Add in the onion when the beef is almost done and let it cook.
Start a large pot with 1 can of tomato juice and 4 cups hot water. Or if you're like me and didn't even realize that tomato juice COMES IN CANS? I used 1/2 can of tomato soup and about 2 cans worth of water. I think that actually works better. Throw your veggies in to the pot add seasoning and cooked beef (i didn't use the full pound of beef either). Bring it up to a boil and then turn it down to a low boil and just let it sit and cook and get squishy and yummy and delicious. Awesome soup!