Grandma's Hamburger Soup

By GrandmaLynda

Ingredients

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1/3 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped green pepper (optional)
• 1 stalks celery, chopped
• 4 cups tomato juice
• 1 cup water
• 2 cans cream of celery soup
• 21/2 cups peeled, grated carrots
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon ground marjoram
• 6 slices swiss cheese

Preparation

Step 1

1. In large sauce pan or Dutch Oven, brown hamburger, onion, celery and green pepper. Drain off fat and return to pan.

2. Add tomato juice, water, and soup. Stir with a wire whisk to blend.

3. Stir in carrots, sugar, garlic salt, pepper and marjoram. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes over low heat.

4. Place 1 slice of swiss cheese in the bottom of each bowl. Add soup.