Vegetable Soup

By moninikole

Ingredients

• 1 pound cubed beef stew meat
• 5 c. Beef broth plus 1 c. wine OR 6 c. beef broth
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 can (28 oz.) crushed tomatoes
• 1 (16 oz.) package frozen mixed vegetables
• 2 potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1 t. Ground black pepper
• 1 t. Dried basil

Preparation

Step 1

Place beef in a slow cooker. Pour in water. Stir in onion, tomatoes, mixed veggies and potatoes. Season with bouillon, pepper, salt and basil. Cook on low 8 hours.

Jan 2015: Add an extra cup of red wine. Cut beef (used London Broil) into smaller pieces. Chopped up carrots, onions and celery and used one bag of mixed vegetables. Plus added 4 small potatoes. Could have used one more cup of water.

INSTANT POT: Soup setting for 30 min. then QR.