Ground Beef And Vegetable Soup
["1 lb. ground beef", "1 c. chopped onions", "1 c. diced potatoes", "1 c. diced celery", "1 c. shredded cabbage", "4 c. tomato juice or 2 (1 lb.) cans tomatoes", "1/2 c. uncooked rice", "3 c. water", "pepper", "3 tsp. salt", "1/4 tsp. basil (optional)", "1 tsp. thyme (optional)"]
["Brown beef and onions in small amount of fat; drain.", "Combine remaining ingredients in large kettle.", "Add beef and onions. Simmer for 1 hour.", "Yields 6 to 8 servings."]
["ground beef", "onions", "potatoes", "celery", "cabbage", "tomato juice", "rice", "water", "pepper", "salt", "basil", "thyme"]