Sunday, January 10, 2016

Slow Cooked Vegetable Beef Soup

This is a go-to recipe for a cold winter day. It cooks all day in the crock pot and fills the house with comforting aromas. Simple and good!

Ingredients

1 pound beef stew meat, cut into small pieces
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, not drained
2 carrots, sliced
2 stalks of celery with tops, sliced
2 small-medium onions (or 1 large onion), diced
2 potatoes, diced
3 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
4 peppercorns
3 beef bouillon cubes
1 package (10 ounce) frozen mixed vegetables

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in crock pot except frozen vegetables. Cover and cook on low for 12 hours (or high for 7-10 hours). Add frozen vegetables during last two hours of cooking.