Foods As I was writing this I thought, “Who in the world needs a recipe for slow cooker vegetable beef soup? Just throw veggies and beef in a pot and presto! Soup!”
Then I thought, “Come to think of it, I am just the sort of dude who would look this up online—so maybe I’m not the only one.”
Why We Love This Slow Cooker Vegetable Beef Soup
On the nights my family is unfortunate enough to have me as the cook (rather than my wife), there are 3 facts that cannot be denied…
- Slow cookers are my friend. I don’t have time to be messing around with ovens and stove tops. Who am I, Martha Stewart?
- Soups are my friend. I don’t have to feel like a louse when I only make soup because it contains tons of healthy stuff in it. Yay me.
- Veggies make me look like a healthy parent. When you can boast that your kids ate Lima beans, carrots, corn, green beans, peas, and tomatoes for dinner, you are officially dad of the year (in my mind, anyway).
PLUS this recipe means you’ll probably have leftovers (unless your family is enormous), and leftovers mean less work for me later on.
Slow Cooker Vegetable Beef Soup
Servings: 0 Serves 12
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground beef or ground turkey
- ½ medium onion diced
- 2 cups fresh or frozen Lima beans or 1 15-ounce can Lima beans, drained
- 2 cups fresh or frozen mixed vegetables or 2 15-ounce cans mixed vegetables, drained
- 2 cups fresh or frozen corn off the cob or 1 15-ounce can corn, drained
- 2 cups carrots sliced or 1 (15-ounce) can carrots, drained
- 4 pounds of peeled and diced whole tomatoes or 4 15-ounce cans diced tomatoes
- 1 15-ounce can tomatoes and okra (optional)
- 2 cups water
Instructions
- If using ground beef or turkey, cook meat and onions until golden brown.
- Add to slow cooker along with all other ingredients.
- Cook on low for 4 hours.
If you tried this slow cooker vegetable beef soup recipe and you loved it, please let us know in the comments below!
How big is the crock pot for this recipe?
We use our 6qt crock pot.
Sometimes the easy, simple recipes are the best! This looks so comforting and since we’re having a chilly day here, it’s the perfect thing for a Sunday supper!
Yes, easy is good especially for busy moms and dads 🙂 and bonus when they are nutritious!
I must be hungry…it’s 6 AM but that looks really good. I used to cook vegetable beef soup but hadn’t thought of it in a while, and I’m always on the look out for good slow cooker recipes. BTW this is my first visit to your blog and it’s really bright and pretty!
Thanks so much Kim! Hope to see you back soon 🙂
No judgment, but just curious why you use so many canned foods? Time constraints? And what about GMOs?
Just found your site. Logoks interesting.
We actually mentioned that with all the veggies you can use fresh, frozen, or canned. I use a variety depending on the season and what I have on hand. I personally often freeze and can veggies myself from a local U-pick farm so I know exactly what I’m using. But I know different people are in different places on their journey towards healthier living so I like to give options 🙂
What are you considering as a serving cup wise
It comes out to being somewhere around 1.5 cups per serving – fills a nice sized soup bowl.