Hobo Ground Beef and Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

• 2  bay leaves 
• 32 fluid ounce beef broth 
• 15 ounce peas drained canned
• 14 ounce tomato sauce canned
• 3  carrots cut into bite-size pieces
• 1 large stalk celery cut into bite-size pieces
• 0.5 teaspoon celery seed 
• 1.5 tablespoons parsley fresh chopped
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 15 ounce green beans drained canned
• 1 pound ground sirloin beef 
• 6 servings salt and ground pepper black to taste
• 1  onion chopped
• 2  potatoes peeled cut into bite-size pieces
• 15.3 ounce kernel corn whole drained canned

Equipment

• slow cooker

Directions

1. Stir beef broth, ground sirloin, corn, green beans, peas, tomato sauce, carrots, potatoes, onion, celery, garlic, parsley, celery seed, and bay leaves together in a slow cooker.
2. Cook on Low for 4 hours. Check for moisture and add broth as needed. Continue cooking another 4 hours. Season with salt and black pepper.