Beefy Mexican Soup

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
• 1/4 cup green bell pepper, chopped
• 5 cups hot water
• 1 (7 ounce) package hamburger helper mix for beef pasta, chili macaroni
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 (14 ounce) can whole tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (8 ounce) can whole kernel corn, undrained
• 2 tablespoons pitted ripe olives, sliced

Recipe

• 1 cook beef, onion and bell pepper in 4-quart dutch oven over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown; drain.
• 2 stir in hot water, sauce mix, chili powder, garlic salt and tomatoes; break up tomatoes.
• 3 heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
• 4 reduce heat; cover and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 5 stir in uncooked pasta, corn and olives.
• 6 cover and cook 10 minutes longer.
• 7 nutritional info per serving: calories 320 (calories from fat 100); fat 11g (saturated 4g); cholesterol 50mg; sodium 940mg; potassium 650mg; carbohydrate 39g (dietary fiber 3g); protein 19g.