Slow Cooker Vegetable Ground Beef Soup

Warm up this winter with a delicious and healthy vegetable ground beef soup made in your slow cooker. This easy recipe is perfect for a weeknight dinner, and it’s sure to become a family favorite. Simply add the ingredients to your slow cooker, let it cook all day, and enjoy!

Slow cooker ground beef soup with potatoes is a hearty and healthy meal that’s perfect for chilly days. The best part about this soup is that it can all be made in a crock pot, so you can set it and forget it. Making slow cooker soups is a good way to get dinner on the table on busy weeknights.

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If you’re in the mood for a hearty, comforting soup, slow cooker meatball soup is the perfect choice. It’s easy to make and can be prepared in advance, so all you have to do is put everything in the crock pot and let it cook.

This simple soup is filled with flavorful meatballs and vegetables, and it’s sure to hit the spot on a cold winter day. Plus, leftovers taste even better the next day, so you can enjoy this delicious soup all week long.

Do I have to cook the meatballs first?

One of the reasons this soup is so easy is because there aren’t extra steps. It’s completely safe to cook ground beef in a crock pot.

If you prefer, use the High setting and cook for 3-4 hours instead of 6-8 hours on Low. Alternately, you can add thawed frozen meatballs instead of making your own.

Is this a gluten free beef soup?

As long as you use bouillon or beef broth with no gluten, then this meal is naturally gluten free. I prefer using potatoes or rice in my soups for that reason.

What can I add to this soup?

This is a very basic recipe, which is what makes it kid-friendly. If your family would enjoy it, add a tablespoon of Italian seasoning for more herbs.

You can also mix up the vegetables used. My kids don’t like cooked carrots, for example, so I could use frozen green beans, frozen chopped onion, and frozen corn along with the peas.

How to store soup

Soup with meat should only be stored in the fridge for 4 days at the most. If the leftovers won’t be eaten right away, you should freeze them. I double up on zipper freezer bags just to be sure they don’t leak.

Let the soup fully cool, then pour into a bag using a no-hands storage holder (they’re so helpful!). Then you can store it in the freezer up to 3 months.

To reheat frozen soup, thaw it in the refrigerator first. Heat using a microwave, instant pot, or on the stovetop.

Ingredients for crock pot meatball soup

See the printable recipe below for exact quantities. This crockpot soup with ground beef has only a handful of ingredients. Using frozen mixed vegetables saves so much time!

• ground beef
• potato
• frozen mixed vegetables
• beef bouillon 
• canned diced tomatoes
• salt and pepper

Instead of bouillon and water, you can use ready-made beef broth or beef stock. Do whatever is easiest, and use what you have on hand in your pantry or in the fridge.

How to make this slow cooker vegetable beef soup

Roll the ground beef into meatballs about 1/2-inch in diameter. Add to bottom of crock pot.

Wash the potato, and cut the potato into ½ inch chunks. Add to slow cooker.

Add the remaining ingredients to the slow cooker, and give a gentle stir.

Cook on Low for 6-8 hours or on High for 3-4 hours. Stir and serve.

Enjoy your crockpot soup with ground beef! Soup bowls with handles are great for kids, whether you’re eating soup or chili.

More beef soup recipes

Beef soup is one of the most hearty and filling soups you can make. There are many different recipes for beef soup, but they all have a few things in common: beef, vegetables, and a delicious broth.

Beef soup is perfect for a cold winter day, or any day when you need a warm and satisfying meal.

Make hearty beef soups for cool evenings with simple recipes like Stuffed Pepper Soup, Slow Cooker Hamburger Soup and Creamy Taco Soup.

If you like a thicker broth, try our traditional beef stew or Mexican beef stew.