Beef Vegetable Soup (Slow Cooker)
This Crockpot Vegetable Beef Soup is a simple, comforting and delicious Midwestern classic. A hearty meat and potatoes dinner in a bowl, this soup simmers to perfection while you're at work!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 bone-in beef short ribs about 1-3/4 pounds
- 1 can whole tomatoes and their juice 28 ounces
- 1 can diced tomatoes and their juice 15 ounces
- 1 can beef consommé 10.5 ounces (we use Campbell's brand)
- 4 medium carrots peeled and diced
- 3 bay leaves
- 3 celery stalks diced
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 large russet potato peeled and diced (about 1 pound)
- ½ medium onion diced
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- Chopped fresh parsley for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Heat large skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil to skillet; place short ribs in skillet. Cook 8 to 10 minutes or until browned on all sides, turning occasionally.
- Meanwhile, use a slotted spoon to remove whole tomatoes from their juice and transfer to cutting board (keep juice). Roughly chop tomatoes. Place tomatoes and their juice in crockpot.
- Transfer short ribs to bowl of 5 to 6 quart crockpot. Add diced tomatoes and their juice, consommé, carrots, bay leaves, celery, garlic, potato, onion, salt and pepper. Cover and cook on low 8 hours.
- Remove bay leaves and discard. Remove short ribs from crockpot and transfer to cutting board. Remove meat from bones and discard bones. Coarsely chop meat. Stir meat back into soup; cover and cook 5 minutes on high or until meat is warmed through.
- Serve soup topped with parsley, if desired.
Notes
The size of the vegetables is entirely up to you, and your preferences. When my mom makes this soup, she'll cut the vegetables quite a bit smaller than shown here. When I make it, I cut them larger. No matter what, it's going to turn out great, so just cut them however you think you'll enjoy most!
Calories: 328kcal, Carbohydrates: 27g, Protein: 23g, Fat: 15g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Trans Fat: 0.03g, Cholesterol: 57mg, Sodium: 766mg, Potassium: 1225mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 8g, Vitamin A: 7045IU, Vitamin C: 27mg, Calcium: 103mg, Iron: 5mg
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