Beefy Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

• cup sdiced peeled potatoes
• cup sfrozen slice d carrots
• cup sfrozen peas
• cup sfrozen lima beans
• cup sfrozen cut green beans
• cup sdiced celery
• (16 ounce) packagesmall shell pasta
• water to cover
• quart stomato sauce
• (32 ounce) can schicken broth
• pound sground beef
• cup sdiced onions
• tablespoon ssalt
• tablespoon sdried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon spepper

Instructions

1. In several large kettles, combine the first seven ingredients. Add water to cover. Add tomato sauce and broth.
2. In other large skillet, cook ground beef and onions until meat is browned and crumbly, about 5 minutes. Drain. Add to vegetable mixture. Season with salt, basil and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours or until celery is tender.