Healthy Recipe - Hamburger and Green Bean Soup

This is a hearty soup idea for cold nights or hungry children. It is simple to prepare and low in fat. It is rather filling too.

Ingredients
1/2 lb lean ground beef
1 cup onion, chopped

1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed cream of tomato soup (low fat or low sodium, regular is fine too)


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
butter-flavored cooking spray

Directions

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 & onions, add the can of tomato soup, tomato sauce, and water.
4 Bring to a boil, then add uncooked instant rice, green beans, parsley, and black pepper; stir well.
5 Cover and reduce heat to low; let simmer for 15 minutes or until rice is tender, stirring once or twice.

Hope you enjoy this recipe.