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    Home » Recipes » Soup

    Crockpot Vegetable Beef Soup

    December 7, 2020 Updated: March 15, 2022 By Katie Crenshaw 14 Comments

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    Crockpot Vegetable Beef Soup is made with tender chunks of beef and hearty vegetables that are slow cooked in a flavorful tomato broth. It is an easy, healthy, complete meal: meat, starch, and vegetables. There is no need side dishes. #Crockpot #VegetableBeefSoup #soup
    Crockpot Vegetable Beef Soup is made with tender chunks of beef and hearty vegetables that are slow cooked in a flavorful tomato broth. It is an easy, healthy, complete meal: meat, starch, and vegetables. There is no need side dishes. #Crockpot #VegetableBeefSoup #soup

    Crockpot Vegetable Beef Soup is made with tender chunks of beef and a mixture of vegetables that are slow cooked in a flavorful tomato broth.

    It is an easy, healthy, complete meal: meat, starch, and vegetables. There is no need for side dishes.

    vegetable beef soup in blue bowl with crackers on the side

    This crockpot vegetable beef soup has all the "cozy" feels with warmth, heartiness, and flavor.

    Put this together in your slow cooker in the morning, then forget about it until dinner.

    There is nothing better than warming up on a cold night with a bowl of warm, comforting soup.

    This is a great meal for any day of the week!

    Watch how to make vegetable beef soup

    Step by Step how to make crockpot vegetable beef soup images

    Steps

    Follow these steps to make crockpot vegetable beef soup.

    1. Cut- chuck roast into small bite sized pieces.
    2. Make sauce-In a mixing bowl, mix beef broth, thyme, tomato sauce, and tomato paste.
    3. Brown meat-Heat large cooking skillet. Add olive oil and brown beef on both sides. Do not cook all the way.
    4. Assemble-In the crockpot, add browned beef with pan drippings, peas, diced tomatoes, green beans, onion, potatoes, and carrots. Pour tomato sauce mixture over it.
    5. Slow cook-Stir and top with lid. Cook on low heat for 6 to 8 hours.
    chuck roast cut up for soup

    What cut of beef is best for soup?

    For soup recipes, I like to use chuck roast. The connective tissues and fat melt giving added flavor and tenderness.

    You can also cut the chuck roast into the exact sizes you want.

    I cut mine into tiny bite sizes to allow other ingredients to mix on the soup with the spoon.

    vegetable soup cooking in a slow cooker with wooden spoon set on the side

    Is stew meat good for soup?

    You would think stew meat from the grocery store would be the best choice for soup, but it is not. These are the reasons why:

    • Stew meat is is cut from different parts of beef that that the butcher throws together. You are not getting one specific cut of beef.
    • The precuts come from different muscle groups each cook differently making it hard to cook consistently.
    • Some pieces take longer or slower, resulting in some tender bites and some tough bites.
    • Some stew meat is lean, while other chunks are fatty. The lean bites can be tough.
    • Stew meat also usually has a good amount of gristle which doesn't give the best chewing experience.
    • The cut sizes of stew meat are typically big, so you might have to cut up the pieces. It is easier to cut the pieces to the exact size directly from the chuck roast.
    two bowls of soup with spoons to the side

    Variations

    You can make a few variations for this recipe and it will still be DELICIOUS! Here are some different twists on this slow cooker vegetable beef soup:

    • Omit tomato sauce and tomato paste. Substitute 2 cans of tomato soup.
    • For low carb vegetable beef soup, omit peas and potatoes. Add 2 cups of quartered radishes and 1 cup chopped celery.
    • For more vegetables, add 1 cup corn or 1 cup lima beans and ½ cup of beef broth.

    Can you freeze leftovers?

    You can freeze leftovers.

    To freeze, completely cool soup. Add soup to an airtight container and freeze. To reheat, completely thaw. Then reheat in a pan on stove top or in a microwave using a microwave safe dish.

    What to serve it with?

    This vegetable soup is perfect by itself.

    However it pairs well cornbread or my jalapeno cheddar cheese beer bread.

    A tasty grilled cheese sandwich or a light salad would compliment it also.

    Love soup? Then check out some of these other soup recipes:

    • Buffalo Chicken Chili- (Crockpot or Stovetop)
    • Zucchini Curry Soup
    • Instant Pot Stuffed Pepper Soup
    • Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
    • Low Carb Zuppa Toscana
    • 15 Wholesome Soup Recipes Roundup

    Please leave me a comment below if you make this crockpot vegetable beef soup and tell me what you thought about it. I would love to hear back, and so would my readers.

    Also post your picture of your soup on Instagram or Facebook, and tag @aforkstale with #aforkstale hashtags! I will share with my followers! xoxo!

    Crockpot Vegetable Beef Soup is made with tender chunks of beef and hearty vegetables that are slow cooked in a flavorful tomato broth.

    Crockpot Vegetable Beef Soup

    Crockpot Vegetable Beef Soup is made with tender chunks of beef and hearty vegetables that are slow cooked in a flavorful tomato broth. It is an easy, healthy, complete meal: meat, starch, and vegetables. There is no need for side dishes.
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    Course: Entree, Soup
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 8 hours
    Total Time: 8 hours 15 minutes
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 310kcal
    Author: Katie Crenshaw

    Equipment

    • crockpot

    Ingredients

    • 2 lbs chuck roast
    • 2 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 ½ cup peas frozen
    • 1 ½ cup green beans frozen
    • 1 onion diced
    • 2 russet potatoes peeled and diced
    • 1 cup carrots sliced
    • 14 oz diced tomatoes canned
    • 32 oz beef broth
    • 8 oz tomato sauce
    • 2 tablespoon tomato paste
    • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
    • salt and pepper to taste

    Instructions

    • Cut chuck roast into small bite sized pieces.
    • In a mixing bowl, 32 oz mix beef broth, ½ tsp thyme, 8 oz tomato sauce, and 2 tbs tomato paste.
    • Heat large cooking skillet. Add 2 tbs olive oil and 2 lbs bite sized pieces of chuck roast on both sides. Do not cook all the way.
    • In the crockpot, add browned beef with pan drippings, 1 ½ cup peas, 14 oz diced tomatoes, 1 ½ cup green beans, 1 chopped onion, 2 diced potatoes, and 1 cup carrots. Pour tomato sauce mixture over it.
    • Stir and top with lid. Cook on low heat for 6 to 8 hours.

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    Notes

    For variations:
    • Omit tomato sauce and tomato paste. Substitute 2 cans of tomato soup.
    • For low carb vegetable beef soup, omit peas and potatoes. Add 2 cups of quartered radishes and 1 cup chopped celery.
    • For more vegetables add 1 cup corn or 1 cup lima beans and ½ cup beef broth.

    Nutrition- Nutrition info is based on estimation only.

    Calories: 310kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Sodium: 684mg | Potassium: 1028mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 3219IU | Vitamin C: 25mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 5mg
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