Ground Beef Vegetable Soup

Serves 4

• 1/2 pound lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup diced raw potato
• 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables, uncooked
• 1 Tablespoon instant minced onion
• 1 can low sodium tomato soup
• 1 Cup water
• 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper

In a saucepan, brown ground beef until thoroughly cooked. Drain off visible fat. Add potato, vegetables, onion, soup, water and pepper. Simmer on medium heat until vegetables are thoroughly cooked. If soup is too thick, you may add more water.

Perfect served with a crisp salad!

Nutritional data: 200 calories, 16g protein, 30g carbohydrates, 4g fat, 5g fiber, 30 milligrams cholesterol, 110 milligrams of sodium.

Kick it up a notch by added ingredients like diced tomatoes, spicy tomatoes, other vegetables and spices to your own taste. You can also add more water and pasta to the soup to make it more of a minstrone-type soup. Keep in mind that any additions will affect the nutritional data.