Alphabet Soup

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground round
• 3 cubess beef bouillon
• 3 cups hot water
• 1 bottle spicy vegetable juice cocktail , 46 fluid ounce
• 1 pound frozen mixed vegetables , thawed
• 8 ounces uncooked alphabet pasta
• 6 cups water
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. 1

   Place meat in a large stock pot and cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain meat, except for about 2 tablespoons of juices.

2. 2

   Dissolve bouillon cubes in 3 cups of hot water and add to the stock pot with meat. Stir in spicy vegetable juice cocktail, mixed vegetables, alphabet pasta, and 6 cups water. Simmer 20 minutes, or until pasta is tender. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.