Slow cooked vegetable beef soup is so comforting and easy to make. If you are looking for a dump and go recipe, this soup recipe is for you! Vegetable beef soup is loaded with tender beef chunks,  potatoes, onion, and tomatoes. Also, a vegetable blend of corn, carrots, and green beans. This soup has a beef broth to make it savory and flavorful! This is the perfect soup recipe for fall and winter season.

Ingredients

• 1lb of beef stew meat (beef chuck) I purchased a lean pack from my local Wal-Mart ( substitute beef chuck for ground beef)
• 12oz bag of frozen vegetable mix ( can substitute for can mixed vegetables) corn, green beans, and carrots
• 2 Russet Potatoes
• 1 yellow onion
• Couple sticks of celery (optional)
• 48oz Beef Broth
• 14.5oz Can of Italian style petite diced tomatoes
• 1 tbsp of browning sauce (I use banquet)
• 1 tbsp-  cumin powder
• 1 tbps-  Italian seasoning
• 1 tbps-  garlic powder
• 2 tps-Black pepper
• 2 tsps thyme

Directions

1. Season your beef, I used garlic powder, all-purpose meat seasoning, and 1 beef bouillon packet.
2. In a frying pan add about 2 tbsps of cooking oil. Heat pan over medium high heat. Then add the seasoned beef. Let the meat cook for 5-7 minutes, making sure to brown all over. When done make sure to drip the oil off.
3. While the meat is cooking, prep any vegetables you will be using. Such as peeling/rinsing/soaking the potatoes and then cutting it into medium size chunks. Also, chop 1 onion, and rinse the bag of frozen vegetables.
4. Turn the crockpot on high heat or you can use medium high, you just need to add some extra cook time.
5. Add the beef and potatoes to the crockpot, followed by mixed vegetables, onion, tomatoes, and broth. Add cumin, garlic powder, cumin, black pepper, thyme, browning sauce, and Italian seasoning. Mix everything together!
6. Put the lid back on , and let slow cook for 5 hours. Stir the soup at least every 2 hours.  (cut your cook time down by at least 2 hours if you used ground beef or just cook on low heat)