This recipe was SO good. I made it for a soup cook off for my school, and won 2nd place! And not to mention my entire family loved it! Kudos!

I made this last night for dinner and after reading the reviews made a few slight additions. I chopped up about 4 cloves of garlic and added that with salt and pepper to the beef/onion mixture. I used baby carrots chopped since that is what I had on hand. I also added a beef bouillon cube to 1/2 hot water and added to make it more "soupy". I also added 1 chopped zuchini and 1 can of diced seasoned tomatoes (with juice). After reading reviews and doing a taste test I was afraid of it being too bland so I added additional s/p, celery salt, basil, oregeno, garlic salt a tad of chlli powder and a pinch of red pepper flake. It smelled WONDERFUL. The taste was good also, but I'm more eager to eat leftovers today for lunch as I am sure they will be even better. My 3 yr old daughter ate 3 bowls of it!

WOW This is by far the easiest soup I have ever made. Great soup for beginners - the hardest part is cutting up the potatoes. Very tasty

Wonderful recipe. My husband and one of my children loved it. I did add some extra vegetables, peas and lima beans. And I added about a cup of cooked sausage as well, which gave it a bit of extra flavor. It's not my grandma's, but it's pretty darn close.

Well, I made some changes but enjoyed this recipe! I made everything in 1 pot (no microwave necessary!). Instead of tomato cocktail, I used jarred tomatoes and 3 cups of broth. Even then, I thought the soup was more of a stew than a soup. But, all in all, a very nutritious soup! Thanks!

My family is a fan of garlic - so I flavored with a bit of garlic salt!! As others noted - this soup gets even better after a night in the fridge!! The family loved it on night 1 & still loving it on day 3...

Very ez recipe. Made this (1st time ever making a soup) and the family luv ed it. Just I dont mico wave my food.. I steamed the carrots.

Three and three-quarter stars. I was excited about trying this recipe. It was easy to prepare, smelled delicious, and was filling served with cheesy biscuits. Omitted corn and added frozen peas, a quartered & sliced small zucchini, and canned diced tomatoes. But the flavor was ho-hum and rather disappointing. Leftovers, however, were tastier the second day. If I make this again I will add garlic and dried herbs to punch up the taste, and perhaps try the spicy variety of vegetable-tomato juice.

For the amount of effort, this was fabulous. I didn't worry about cooking things ahead since everything softened during the simmering. I brought things to a boil after loading the pot, then turned down to a simmer. I used fresh green beans and frozen corn. I also used white potatoes which worked fine. Red are firmer over time, but this didn't last long. Could add some canned tomatoes next time perhaps.

This was an easy recipe to fix, and nice that you can use some of the "leftovers" in the refrigerator and get a great meal! I added some chili powder to get a little more taste...my family loved it!

Sunday is "clean out the frig day" and it's sleeting and snowing here-burr cold outside! I had lots of fresh carrots and broccoli to use up. Made this soup with just a few changes in the vegs and cooked in the crock pot all day, it was wonderful! Had my brother for dinner and he loved it my hubby had 3 bowls. Also served hot crusty rolls with it. Will make this again soon. This recipe has lots of possibilites with the vegs.

This recipe was great! I was skeptical because it was so simple, and I'm used to seeing recipes that use several different spices, etc., but it was fabulous as is. I didn't put any corn in because it seemed out of place, and the potatoes took a little longer to get tender than the recipe says. I used canned green beans and they worked fine. It's nice to have a recipe you can throw together and walk away from, and it turns out delicious and filling. Thanks!

Pretty good. Easy to make, freezes well.

Great soup! Easy as can be and the V8 makes it very hearty. I cheated and used onion powder, some baby carrots and and added extra potatoes (I love them) and it turned out great! Thanks for sharing!

Great stuff! Super easy and versatile. used spicy V8 and added garlic. Can't wait to share it with my husband when he gets home!

This was simple and incredibly good! Used both ground beef and a little leftover chuck roast with dripings, tomato soup, added zucchini, and no potatoes. Yum. On my keep list.

This was a very good & easy recipe...I love the juice cocktail base. Also, the red potatoes are important as they are firm & hold up better in soup. I did add a can of diced garlic tomatoes, but otherwise followed the recipe.