Hearty Beef and Vegetable Crockpot Soup

Author: Katie Nelson, Salt Lake City
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Ingredients

Yield: 6 hearty servings

1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 cups pre-shredded coleslaw mix (Condies — in produce section)
1 10-ounce package frozen whole kernel corn
1 9-ounce package frozen cut green beans
4 cups regular or spicy V8 juice
1 14 1/2-ounce can regular or Mexican-style stewed tomatoes
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon pepper


Directions

In a large skillet, brown ground beef, onion and garlic. Drain off fat. In a medium to large crockpot (31/2 to 5 quarts), combine meat, coleslaw mix, frozen corn, frozen beans, V8 juice, undrained tomatoes and sea-son-ings. Cover and cook in crockpot on low heat for 8-10 hours, or on high heat for 4 to 5 hours.

Each serving contains 381 calories, 15g fat, 39g carb, 1379mg sodium, 48mg cholesterol.