This is grandma's Old Fashioned Vegetable Soup recipe, made with lot's of vegetables, hamburger meat, in a tomato broth that makes this soup remind you of your childhood.

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When I was growing up my daddy made the The Best Chili Recipe Ever, and my mother made this old fashioned homemade vegetable soup from scratch.

These dishes made several appearances every fall and winter throughout my childhood. I looked forward to those meals.

They were warm and comforting, and perfect cracker dipping meals. -And I LooooVed crackers growing up!

Only thing is y'all, I didn't eat the vegetables in this soup. Nope, and you know something else, I still don't.

I've never been a really big vegetable eater.

I have branched out and will include spinach in my smoothies, but you see those green beans, peas, chunks for carrots and potatoes in that picture? Yea, nope, I don't eat them in this form.

So why not just make tomato soup with hamburger meat, you ask?

Well, because the vegetables lend a flavor that is distinct in this recipe, and tomato soup with ground beef just won't cut it. There is no comparison.  

My whole thing with vegetables comes down to texture for me. I have a huge texture issue and can't just chomp down on any of these.

With that being said, I will eat raw carrots, and super fresh almost raw, quickly steamed green beans. And most any vegetable that's roasted.

why we love this recipe for grandma's old fashioned vegetable soup:

• make ahead recipe - this recipe is easy to make in the morning, and pour into the crock pot on warm all day. or you can simply follow the instructions on making this in the slow cooker listed in the faqs. you can also make this the day before and keep in the fridge.
• cheap meal - this recipe is cheap to make, making it affordable for even the most budget conscience around.
• reminds me of childhood - having grown up with this recipe, it just brings me back to fall and winter evenings, growing up in Alabama. it was a perfect ending on those cold crisp days.

Oh, and I will eat peas in dishes like my One Pan Jerk Chicken and Rice because I can pop them with my fork before putting them in my mouth. Complicated, I am, as Yoda would say. 😉

On to this soup. My family loves it. Zack, having been born and raised up north had never had this soup until my mother made it one night when we were dating. He loved it.

It's delicious, that's really all there is to it.  

So if you have a picky eater, like myself, spoon off the tomato broth and serve that up to those picky eaters!

They will love it with their crackers. Serve it up with grilled cheese for an even better kid friendly option.

ingredients for old fashioned homemade vegetable soup:

• ground beef
• stewed tomatoes
• tomato sauce
• canned peas & carrots
• canned green beans
• potatoes
• salt, pepper, garlic and onion powders
• hot sauce
• worcestershire sauce

how do you make old fashioned vegetable soup?

1. brown the ground beef with the seasonings, and worcestershire sauce.
2. add the hot sauce, tomato sauce, stewed tomatoes, canned vegetables and potatoes.
3. stir and bring to a boil.
4. reduce heat and simmer for 30 to 45 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender.