Slow Cooker Beef Vegetable Soup

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Slow Cooker Beef Vegetable Soup combines your favorite vegetables with hearty beef in a delicious broth that is sure to warm you up and fill you up this winter. (Originally posted March 2011)

A bowl of Beef Vegetable Soup

When it’s cold outside I like to use my slow cooker.  It’s nice to put a meal in the slow cooker in the morning and have it ready whenever I get home from work in the evening.

We tend to make soup once a week in the winter.   While sometimes I make it on the stove top other times it’s nice to be able to make it in the slow cooker, especially whenever we have a busy evening.

One of the great things about Beef Vegetable Soup is that you can use just about any fresh or frozen vegetable in this soup.  Use what you have in your pantry, your freezer, or whatever is on sale at the market.

Ingredients:

  • Beef (stew meat)
  • olive oil
  • salt
  • black pepper
  • carrots
  • celery
  • onion
  • garlic cloves
  • beef broth
  • canned corn
  • canned green beans
  • canned peas
  • diced tomatoes
  • potato
  • sage
  • thyme

To Make the Soup:  Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.  Add in the onions, celery, and carrots and saute for 5 minutes.  Add the garlic and saute for one minute.  Move the vegetables to the outside of the pan and add in the beef.   Sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook for 5-6 minutes or until it’s browned on all sides.   Pour the mixture into the slow cooker along with all the other ingredients.  Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.

Pin Image:  Text, A bowl of beef vegetable soup

This week beef stew meat was on sale at the market so I thought it would be a good time to make beef vegetable soup in the slow cooker.   It’s easy to make and it’s fairly healthy.

I know many people make it with all canned vegetables, but I like to use as many fresh vegetables as possible. You can basically use any vegetables that your family enjoys.

Can I use canned vegetables or frozen vegetables instead of fresh?

If you prefer to use all canned or frozen vegetables feel free.   Canned potatoes work well in this recipe.  Frozen peas and corn are good choices as well.  You can even buy a large bag of frozen, cut up vegetables and use those in this recipe.

What fresh vegetables can I use?

If you want to use fresh corn on the cob grab a few ears and cut the corn off.  You can also use fresh green beans, peas, potatoes, or mushrooms in this recipe.  Since it cooks on low for a long period of time just about any fresh vegetable will work.

Can I use something besides beef stew meat?

You can use any type of beef you’d like.  I usually use stew meat because it’s made to sit for a long period of time in a soup or stew.  However, if a cheaper cut of beef steak is on sale feel free to buy that and cut it into small pieces for the soup.

Can I freeze this soup?

While you could freeze it I wouldn’t.  Freezing vegetables in soup then thawing them and recooking really changes the consistency of the vegetables and it doesn’t end up tasting very good.

Can I make this without the beef?

Yes!  If you want vegetable soup simply leave out the beef and add vegetable broth instead of beef broth.

This recipe requires about 10-15 minutes of hands on time and the rest of the time is for it cooking in the slow cooker.   So if you want an easy morning you can cook the vegetables and beef the night before and just add it to the slow cooker in the morning.

If you don’t want to use a slow cooker you can make this soup on the stove top.  Simply start by cooking the celery, onion, and carrots in a stock pot or Dutch Oven.

A close up of a spoon with Beef Vegetable Soup on it.

Then add the beef and the remaining ingredients to the pot and simmer for 45 minutes.  If your fresh vegetables aren’t quite cooked let the soup simmer for another 15 minutes.

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This soup is delicious.   It has a rich beef broth with plenty of flavor from the vegetables. 

Because of all the vegetables in the soup it’s also very hearty and filling.  We serve it with piping hot rolls to make it a complete meal.

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A bowl of Beef Vegetable Soup

Slow Cooker Beef Vegetable Soup

Yield: serves 8
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours
Total Time: 8 hours 15 minutes

Hearty Beef Vegetable Soup is made in the slow cooker for an easy weeknight meal.

Ingredients

  • 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
  • 2 celery stalks, chopped
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ pound beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 6 c. beef or vegetable broth
  • 1 can corn
  • 1 can green beans
  • 1 can peas
  • 1 can of diced tomatoes (I used the one with garlic and onion added)
  • 1 potato-peeled and cubed
  • 1 teaspoon sage
  • 1 teaspoon thyme

Instructions

  1. In a skillet heat the olive oil over medium high heat. Add in the onions, celery, and carrots and saute for 5 minutes. Add in the garlic cloves and saute an additional minute.
  2. Push the vegetables to the side of the pan and add the beef. Saute for 5 minutes or until the beef is browned.
  3. Add the mixture to the slow cooker.
  4. Pour the beef or vegetable broth into the slow cooker on top of the meat
    and veggies.
  5. Add the corn, green beans, peas, tomatoes, and potatoes. Mix well. Sprinkle with sage and thyme. Mix again.
  6. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.

Notes

A Hezzi-D original recipe

A bowl of Beef Vegetable Soup

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