Penny'S Vegetable Soup
["20 oz. bag frozen mixed vegetables", "2 c. chopped, peeled potatoes", "1 medium onion, grated", "1 pt. green beans", "1 lb. extra lean ground beef*", "1/2 gal. tomato juice", "1 Tbsp. salt", "1/3 c. sugar", "1/2 tsp. garlic", "1 tsp. basil flakes", "1 tsp. parsley flakes"]
["In large pot with a little water, simmer vegetables and onion. While vegetables are cooking, drop small ground beef balls into boiling water in a separate pot.", "When vegetables are tender; drain meat balls and add to mixed vegetables.", "Add juice, spices, sugar and salt; simmer together 45 minutes to blend flavors. Makes a large pot of soup."]
["mixed vegetables", "potatoes", "onion", "green beans", "extra lean ground beef", "tomato juice", "salt", "sugar", "garlic", "basil flakes", "parsley flakes"]