Spicy Vegetable Soup

I got this recipe from Southern Living about fifteen years ago. It is for a spicy vegetable soup. The original recipe used ground chuck. I have also used smoked, Polish or Italian sausage. It is tomato based. So use one or two cans of your favorite spaghetti sauce depending on the amount you want to make. Chop up two onions. A can of Rotel diced tomatoes and peppers. A few cloves of garlic. In a separate pot or pan cook the ground beef or sausage. Bring main soup pot up to a low boil and back off to a simmer. Add one or two 16 once bags of frozen mixed vegetables. Salt, pepper and other seasonings as desired to taste. Add in the cooked meat and you are done. Goes good with garlic toast and tastes better the second day as most homemade soups do!