Healthy Hamburger And Green Bean Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• butter-flavored cooking spray
• 1/2 lb lean ground beef
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed cream of tomato soup (original version called for low fat or low sodium, i use regular)
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2/3 cup instant rice, uncooked
• 1 (15 ounce) can cut green beans, rinsed & drained
• 2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 spray a large saucepan with cooking spray.
• 2 brown beef and chopped onions over medium heat until cooked though; drain any fat.
• 3 to the browned meat and onions, add the cream of tomato soup, tomato sauce, and water.
• 4 bring to a boil.
• 5 add uncooked instant rice, green beans, parsley, and black pepper; stir well.
• 6 cover and reduce heat to low.
• 7 simmer for 15 minutes or until rice is tender, stirring once or twice.