Crock Pot Vegetable Beef Soup

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
  
• 1 onion chopped
  
• 2 cups beef broth
  
• 1 quart vegetable or beef broth
  
• 4 medium potatoes (you can peel them if you prefer, but leaving the skin on is good too)
  
• 1 cup frozen corn,  canned corn works well too.
  
• 1 cup frozen peas
  
• 2-3 carrots sliced
  
• 1 bay leaf
  
• 1 teaspoon celery salt
  
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  
• salt and pepper to taste (start with 2 teaspoons of each)
  

Instructions

• In a skillet cook ground beef with onion until browned and season with salt and pepper.  
  
  
• Place cooked ground beef mixture and remaining ingredients in a large slow cooker and cook on high for 2-3 hours or low for 4-6 hours or until potatoes are fork-tender.
  
  
• *If you do not want to use a slow cooker, brown beef and onion in a large pot or Dutch oven and add remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer about 20 minutes or until potatoes are fork-tender.