Ingredients
Instructions
- 1 lb. hamburger or ground turkey
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 1 clove minced garlic
- 4 cups beef broth or stock
- 2 cups tomato juice or V8
- 1 – 16 oz. can chopped or diced tomatoes
- 3 – 16 oz. cans dark red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 2 cups frozen corn kernels
- 1 – 4 oz. can chopped or diced green chili peppers
- 1 large carrot, chopped
- 2 tsp. chili powder or more to taste
- 2 tsp. sugar
- ½ - ¾ tsp. ground cumin
- ¼ tsp. black pepper
- 1/3 cup white rice, uncooked
- Salt to taste
- 1. In a large pot, combine ground meat, onion and garlic.
- 2. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently to break up the mean while browning.
- 3. At this point, I drain the fat from the meat, but you don’t have to if you want if for flavor.
- 4. Combine the cooked meat mixture with all of the ingredients except the rice. Bring soup to a boil and simmer for an hour.
- 5. Bring the soup back up to boil and put rice in, simmer until rice is done.
- 6. Adjust seasonings to taste.