Very yummy but I didn't really like the round steak. Next time I'll try it with ground beef.

it was one of the better soups I used hamburger instead of the steak and it was yummy (the whole family liked it) and thats unbelievable. Its a keeper maybe add more spices to it next time

This was great! I made it for company on a night I had to work until the last minute, and everyone loved it. Followed the recipe exactly.

Ilove this soup! It's my favorite vegtable beef soup. I disagree that it's heavy on the meat-I use 2 pounds of round steak when I make it.I add 4 cups of water,minced garlic, pinch of sugar, fresh minced parsley and a bay leaf.Some worcestershire sauce and a squirt of ketchup too. So delicious....really hits the spot on cold winter nights.

We totally enjoyed this soup - I will be using this recipe all Winter long. I added more potatoes and I made it without the meat. I added left over pork roast and cheddar to my bowl. Instead the frozen mixed vegetables, I added frozen corn and broccoli - and, a can of green beans. I added a bit more water because I added more veggies and 1 more bouillon cube. Good Stuff!

Used 4c Beef Broth instead of water and cube, afer 5 hours found watery tasting so added 5 dashes of Worcester, 3/4c Barley and 3 more cups Beef broth to balance what the barley would soak up and what had already steamed off. Used straight frozen peas instead of mixed frozen veggies. Ate meat at 6 hour mark (my beef had been cut small and was ready for eating). Family liked it very much- will definately make again. Husband wants to add some dashes of hot sauce next time.

My husband and I both really enjoyed this soup. I left out the celery and fresh carrots and just upped the amount of frozen vegetables. I threw everything into the crockpot and cooked it on low all day. It was the perfect consistency and very flavorful.

Yum! My family devoured this soup, even my little ones. I followed the advice from another review and left out the fresh veggies and just used a large bag of frozen mixed...turned out well. I've made other veggie soups that were too thin or bland, but this one was perfect.

I loved this soup! It reminds me of my mom's beef stew that I grew up on. Yum!

I agree that this soup is a little heavy on the beef. I also found that during the cooking it lost a lot of liquid and I ended up adding more water and another beef bullion cube. The only change I made was to add more frozen veggies, since I like a lot of them in the soup. Next time I will make a few more changes: I will use probably only 1/2 pound of beef, 4 cups of beef broth instead of water and bullion, I will add only frozen corn and peas (the frozen carrots along with the sliced carrots made for a lot of orange), I'll probably add some fresh mushrooms, and I will omit the potatoes and serve over hot cooked egg noodles instead. This is a good basic recipe, but probably most people will need to cater it a bit to their own tastes.

This is almost as good as my mom's. The fresh veggies are key to the great taste and it's very simple to make. This version is a little heavy on the beef for my taste. Next time, I will substitute some of the actual meat for beef broth and add tomato juice (as opposed to just the diced tomatoes).

This was good but family said not one of there favorites.

I think this is a good basic recipe but I did make changes. Here they are: (1) not a big slowcooker fan so I made this on the stovetop instead of in the slowcooker (2) used beef broth along w/the bouillon (3) cooked the meat, potatoes, carrots, tomatoes together w/the spices for about 1-1/2 hours on medium-low then added frozen peas, cooked for another 1/2 hour, then added canned green beans. It fabulous! Served with biscuits hot from the oven. Yummy! Thanks for the idea, Heather!

Thank you for the recipe. I really liked this soup, though I think my Mom's recipe for vegetable soup is better. Still, this was great because by the time I got home from work the soup was done and the house smelled wonderful! Thank you for sharing!

This was a very easy recipe to follow. I like that is has common basic ingredients. It is one of the lowest in sodium content that I have found and still very flavorful!! Thank you for sharing.

This soup is wonderful! It is almost like stew, there are so many vegetables in it.