Slow Cooker Beef Vegetable Soup

Good and easy to make

This is such a great and simple recipe. I used canned elk in beef broth. I drained all the canned veggies except the crushed tomatoes. It was perfect in 3 hours and more like a rich stew than a soup. I've crumbled crackers over it and my favorite is to add grated Parmesan cheese on top. This is great to take to work for lunch. Thanks for the recipe!

This soup is a simple option when you have a sick family member, and not a lot of time to chop and dice fresh ingredients. A bonus is that you can keep all ingredients on hand in the pantry or freezer, and whip this together without an extra trip to the store. The result is a very tasty and healthy beef vegetable soup. I could not bring myself to use a prepackaged soup mix, however, so I used several tablespoons of this all-natural homemade beef stew seasoning. I browned the beef with onions to get some extra onion flavor. I used half the recommended crushed tomatoes, and supplemented with Rotel roasted tomatoes and chilis. Instead of canned potatoes, which my husband does not care for, I used two small cans of mushrooms, drained. and for a carbohydrate, added 1/2 cup quick cooking barley 20-30 minutes before the end of cooking time. I had a couple cups of broth leftover from boiled beef short ribs, so threw that in too. I recommend serving with crumbled saltines or oyster crackers.

This beef vegetable soup reminds me of the soup my grandma made. So yummy. Even better that it was simple to prepare and very affordable. I substituted celery for the green beans.

Top marks for ease and deliciousness! I did as other reviewers suggested and added a can of beef broth.**Edit: I now add beef bouillon instead of beef broth.

Top marks for ease and deliciousness! I did as other reviewers suggested and added a can of beef broth.**Edit: I now add beef bouillon instead of beef broth.

Made it per instructions and it was delicious. Although I seared the stew meat. In our slow cooker the project was ready in 5 hrs although we started on 'high' for 45 minutes before dropping to 'low'. After supper, I decided to add cubed turnips that I cooked in the juices of the soup then added it to the package, yup it was equally as delicious!! Highly recommend this recipe for its simplicity.