Slow Cooker Veggie Beef Soup with Okra

This is the very first time,that i have made this~the okra is very hard to cut,you have to use one good sharp knife & i also believe what they DON'T tell you in the recipe is that..the okra should be boiled before putting it in the slow cooker,with everything else..i also took the advice of some other cook~she used canned potato's as of instead using raw,potato as it won't be cooked in 4 hours..another thing i used differently was Diced tomato's with little green chillies in it~as our stores don't carry Italian Diced tomato's..so it's to play around with the flavors..i even put the juice in with it..so the fact that,my okra is still crunchy after cooking it for 4 hours~i will transfer it to a pan & heat it on stove top to see how the okra will soften up~but all in all~the broth taste awesome~!!..i used fresh okra by the way~our stores don't sell frozen okra~ours game from out garden~ :D

This was delicious! I used a 16oz bag of All Natural brand "vegetables for soup" and added one can of seasoned diced tomatoes and one can of Italian stewed tomatoes and did not drain them prior to pouring them into the crockpot. I also added a can of red kidney beans (drained) and two small cans of sliced mushrooms (drained) to the mix. I'm actually eating this at work as I write this. I ommited the ketchup, but added a lot of seasonings: garlic, Italian, Oregano, more garlic, parsley, salt and pepper. I can't wait to make more of this. Simply wonderful.

This was pretty good, used frozen okra and 2 cans italian style tomatoes. I think I let it cook too long as the veggies were a little over done, but other than that, not bad.