Easy Vegetable Beef Soup

• 2 pounds ground beef, browned
• 5 potatoes, cubed
• 5 carrots, chopped
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 1 (15.25 ounce) can whole kernel corn, with liquid
• 1 (15 ounce) can green beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can lima beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can butter beans
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can peeled and diced tomatoes with juice
• salt and pepper to taste

Drain excessive grease from cooked ground beef. Add enough water to cover the beef. Place the potatoes, carrots and onions into the pot, adding water if necessary. Boil for 30 minutes.

Drain the water but leave enough to cover the meat and vegetables in the pot. Then add the corn, peas, green beans, lima beans, butter beans and tomatoes. Reduce heat to low and let simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Season with salt and pepper to taste.