Soup

So, it's winter -- sorry being redundant and couldn't think of a better way to start this, but yeah .. so soup .. soup is a wonderful thing .. easy and oh so good.

Gawd I hate cliches but there we go

So.. Creamy Steak Soup, sounds more complicated than it really and can can easily be turned into a vegetarian dish for those that are not meat inclined (but really meat is sooooooo good and everything has a life cycle and cows are for us to eat in my humble opinion)

1 lb ground beef
1/4 large onion diced
12 oz can of V-8
2 med potatoes diced
can of cream of mushroom soup
can of cream of celery soup
16 oz bag of frozen veggies
basil, marjoram, dried garlic, salt/pepper, bay leaves, beef broth powder
Optional
Celery, mushrooms, seasonings.

Chop the onion and saute slightly before adding the hamburger and garlic. Throw in some beef broth powder, basil and the marjoram to taste. (roughly a 1/2 teaspoon of each) Cook til brown.

While the hamburger is cooking chop celery -- I used an entire heart of celery cause umm I had it and it's good. Dice potatoes and throw in bowl with the celery.

In the crockpot put the potatoes, celery, soups, V-8 juice and can of mushrooms with juice, and veggies. Put meat on top of it all and stir well to mix it up. Salt and Pepper to taste, add in some more herbs if needed and toss in a couple of bay leaves.

Cook on low for approximately 8ish hours until potatoes are cooked through.

Notes:

This is extremely easy to make, and really any veggies can be thrown in; it's kind of a kitchen sink soup.

No extra liquid really needs to be added.