I have officially found my "keeper" of vegetable soup recipes. I did change it up a little bit, though. I used V8 juice, added a packet of onion soup mix, doubled the vegetables, added 6 cloves of garlic (of course!), and added a dash of worcestershire sauce, added a dash of hot sauce, and omitted the salt. MUCH better than the canned stuff. I will try making it in the crock pot to get the beef even more tender next time.

I made this recipe using pork b/c it's what I had. I used tomato-vegetable blend instead of just tomato juice. I added one can of stewed tomatoes cuttup and I cooked it in the slow cooker for 1 hour on high and then 4 hours on low. Next time I'll cook it for 6 hours total; the potatoes weren't quite cooked. Besides that problem this soup received a good grade from the family. I'll make it again next fall.

This was EXCELLENT! Was exactly what I was looking for and was super easy. Will make over and over again. Thanks so much!!

This soup was awesome. I was looking for a good, 'regular' beef vegetable soup that used normal ingredients. This was exactly what I was looking for. The only changes I made were that I used a 46 oz. bottle of V8, 2 cans of beef broth, 2 16 oz. bags of frozen veggies, a package of onion soup mix and instead of the spices noted, I put a little oil in bottom of pot put the stew meat in the pot and sprinkled them with pot herb (a dried herb mixture found in spice stores and supermarkets made for soups and stews). When the meat browned, I added all of the other ingredients and some basil and black pepper and simmered for several hours. Served w/rye bread and butter for dipping. DELICIOUS! Will make again and again! Thanks for a great recipe.

This turned out great. I made some changes-- i used rigatoni instead of potatoes, added some canned corn and chopped green peppers, and i also added a good bit of worstershire sauce. great recipe to start from-- thanks!

Very easy, and very tasty. Followed the recipe exactly. Would make this again.

Excellent soup. The only change I made was to add water and a little beef base.

This recipe was exactly what I was looking for. I wanted an easy hearty vegetable beef soup that I could make a huge pot of to have leftovers for a few days. The seasonings gave it a strong flavor at first but it evened out and was hardly noticeable in the leftovers.

Really really good. I scaled it down to fit into my crockpot, and added some beef bouillon to offset some of the strong tomato flavor. And I used ground beef instead of stew beef, and added some chopped garlic. Very awesome.

This is a fabulous soup! I made it today and it turned out great. I did add some extra tomato juice & vegetables, but everything else I did exactly as the recipe said. Delicious! I will definitely make this one again (and again....and again!)

yummm this recipe was really good it tasted like my Grandmas soup(which is a great compliment!)i also added a lot more tomato sauce i added 4 quarts and 3lb of regular ground beef and it was awesome!!!

I loved the recipe but added a few ingredients to fit my family's tastes. I used spicy tomato juice, new potatoes, and black beans (rinsed). It was excellent. The longer it cooks the better.

I actually used the basics of this soup and put it all in a slow cooker without browning the stew meat first, and it was great. I also used the hot and spicy V8 juice and I think it really gave it a good kick.

This is an easy recipe that tastes awesome and even pleases my husband who dislikes most vegetables. I usually add extra seasonings and sometimes I add extra meat. I can heartily recommend this recipe. I have made it multiple times and each time it turns out great.

This had too much tomatoe taste! It needed some water in it. I will stick to my mom's recipe.

This came out really good. It was quick to prepare and easy to put in stock pot to simmer for a few hours. Whole family loved it! Served with salad, butter rolls, and pears. Great cool fall evening family meal

This was good- but not 'rock my socks' good. I used V8 in place of the tomato juice as other reviewers suggested and added a packet of onion soup mix, but it was still missing something- thus the 3 start rating. This was very easy to make-I did mine in the crock pot all day without browning the meat (I threw this together at 5:15 am- so there was just no way I was adding another step to the process) and the meat was soooo tender. This soup provides a nice base for experimenting- thanks for the recipe.