Winter Hamburger Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 lb extra lean ground beef
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 medium onion, chopped small
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 -4 potatoes, diced (or 2 c. Frozen hash browns)
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 3 -4 carrots, chopped
• 1/2 head cabbage, shredded
• 1 (10 ounce) can consomme
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes (do not drain)
• 4 cups vegetable juice
• 2 cups water
• 1 (1 ounce) package onion soup mix
• 1/4 cup pearl barley
• 2 cups frozen vegetables (corn, peas, green beans, etc.)