Hamburger-Tomato Soup

Ingredients

• 2 lbs lean ground beef or 2 lbs diced pork or 2 lbs diced sausage or 2 lbs diced chicken
• 12 teaspoon salt or 12 teaspoon garlic salt
• 14 teaspoon pepper
• 14 teaspoon oregano
• 14 teaspoon basil
• 1 package onion soup mix
• 6 cups boiling water
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• grated parmesan cheese
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can tomato soup
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 cup diced celery
• 14 cup torn celery leaves
• 2 cups sliced carrots
• 12 cup dried split peas
• 2 cups elbow macaroni

Instructions

1. Brown hamburger& drain fat.
2. Add salt, pepper, oregano, basil and onion soup mix.
3. Stir into boiling water, tomato sauce, tomato soup, and soy sauce.
4. Cover and simmer 15 minutes.
5. Add celery, celery leaves, carrots, split peas, and simmer 30 minutes.
6. Add macaroni and simmer 30 minutes more.
7. Sprinkle parmesan cheeze on each serving.