Cheater Vegetable Beef Soup (Crock Pot)

1. 1

   Dice stew meat and brown on stove.

2. 2

   Place frozen vegetables, and drained potatoes in crock pot.(before turning it on or you could crack the crock).

3. 3

   Turn crock pot on.

4. 4

   Once meat is browned, deglaze the pan with a cup of cold water and pour meat and resulting fluid onto the vegetables.

5. 5

   Pour tomato sauce over the top of everything.

6. 6

   Mix onion soup packet with 1 cup of water and pour on top.

7. 7

   You can mix the ingredients at this point, but it isn't necessary.

8. 8

   Cook on high for several hours (4-6) or low for 8-10 hours.

9. 9

   Salt and pepper to taste, being careful not to over-season. The tomato sauce intensifies both the salt and pepper flavors, and the onion soup contains salt already.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.