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What you need

• 1 lb ground beef (I have also used cut up leftovers from a beef roast)
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 small onion
• 2 can diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and oregano
• 1 package frozen mixed vegetables
• 2-3 potatoes, cubed
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 4 cups beef broth (again, I use this from leftover beef roast. If you don’t have that, my favorite is Knorr homestyle concentrated stock)
• 1 tsp basil
• 1 tsp parsley
• 1 cup shell pasta

What to do:

1. Brown hamburger in a skillet. Mince garlic and dice onion and add those into the hamburger. Cook until hamburger is browned. (If you’re using leftovers, you get to skip this part with the hamburger).
2. Add all ingredients to crockpot, except pasta.
3. Cook on low 6-8 hours, adding in pasta for the last 20 minutes and cooking on high.
4. Note: if you like a “soupier” soup, you can add more broth.

Our whole family loves this soup! I serve it with my as-good-as-Olive-Garden breadsticks.