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

Step 2

Place ground beef, onion, and garlic into a skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring frequently to break the beef into small pieces, until onion is translucent and beef is browned and no longer shows pink areas, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain off fat, and stir 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 potatoes, corn, green beans, and peas into soup in slow cooker, and add beef mixture. Stir everything together, cover, and set slow cooker on High. Cook for 4 hours.