Hearty Italian Vegetable Beef Soup

INGREDIENTS

2 lb

ground beef

4 cloves

garlic (minced)

small yellow onion (diced small, about 1 cup)

medium carrots (sliced thin, about 4 cups)

stalks celery (sliced thin, about 3 cups)

6 cups

water

1 16 ounce can

diced tomatoes

1 28 ounce can

crushed tomatoes

1 14 ounce can

tomato sauce

2 tsp

dried oregano

1 tsp

dried basil

1/2 tsp

dried thyme

1 tsp

kosher salt (adjust to taste)

1 tsp

freshly ground black pepper

1/2

head of green cabbage (roughly chopped, about 4 cups)