Slow Cooker Ground Beef and Vegetable Soup

Slow Cooker Ground Beef and Vegetable Soup

Here's an old-time recipe for hamburger and vegetable soup — the way Grandma would make it if she had a slow cooker. If you can't check on the soup halfway through, be sure to add extra broth at the beginning.

Ingredients :

• 1 (32 fluid ounce) container beef broth, or more if needed
• 1 pound ground sirloin beef
• 1 (15.25 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can green beans, drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can peas, drained
• 1 (14 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 3 carrots, cut into bite-size pieces
• 2 potatoes, peeled and cut into bite-size pieces
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 large stalk celery, cut into bite-size pieces
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 ½ tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• ½ teaspoon celery seed
• 2 bay leaves
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1. Stir beef broth, ground sirloin, corn, green beans, peas, tomato sauce, carrots, potatoes, onion, celery, garlic, parsley, celery seed, and bay leaves together in a slow cooker.
2. Cook on Low for 4 hours. Check for moisture and add broth as needed. Continue cooking another 4 hours. Season with salt and black pepper.