Southwestern Vegetable Beef Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 5 cups water
• 2 (15 ounce) cans Mexican-style stewed tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (16 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (16 ounce) can dark red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (8 ounce) can cut green beans, drained
• 1 (1 3/4 ounce) envelope chili seasoning mix
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 2 -3 cloves garlic, minced
• salt
• pepper
• hot sauce