Roll the ground beef into small meatballs and brown them in a skillet. To the beef stock add the onion, celery, tomatoes, rice, chiles, S&P, and garlic. Cook on medium for 10 minutes. Add the meatballs. Simmer about 20-30 min, or until the rice is cooked. Ladle into bowls.

After serving - pass the tortilla chips, green onions and cheddar to add to the soup bowls.

*To make the stock: add 3-4 lbs beef soup bones to 4 1/2 quarts of water. Simmer for 45 minutes. (or canned beef broth may be substituted)

From: Hot and Spicy food page
Posted By: http://venus.aros.net/~rnoyes//Recipes.html
Post Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998