Grandma's Slow Cooker Beef and Vegetable Soup

Here's an old-fashioned beef and mixed vegetable soup, made the way Grandma made it (if Grandma had a slow cooker).

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 6 hr
• Total Time: 6 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 362 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 (15.25 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can green beans, drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can peas, drained
• 1 clove garlic, minced, or to taste
• 1 (32 fluid ounce) container beef broth, or more if needed
• 3 carrots, cut into bite-size pieces
• 1 large stalk celery, cut into bite-size pieces
• 2 potatoes, peeled and cut into bite-size pieces
• 0.5 teaspoon celery seed
• 1.5 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Stir the beef broth, carrots, celery, parsley, celery seed, and bay leaves into a slow cooker set on High, cover, and cook until the vegetables are tender, about 2 hours.

Step 2

Place the ground beef, onion, and garlic into a skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring frequently to break the beef into small pieces, until the onion is translucent and the beef is browned and no longer shows pink areas, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain off fat, and stir the stewed tomatoes into the beef mixture. Bring to a boil over medium heat, and cook, stirring frequently, until the tomatoes are broken up into small pieces.

Step 3

Stir the potatoes, corn, green beans, and peas into the soup in the slow cooker, and add the beef mixture. Stir everything together, cover, and set the slow cooker on High. Cook for 4 hours.