Crock Pot Vegetable Beef Soup

• 2 lbs bite size boneless beef cubes
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 12 cups chopped onions
• 1 (12 ounce) bagfrozen vegetable soup mix
• 4 cups water
• 24 ounces vegetable juice cocktail
• 14 12 ounces stewed tomatoes
• 34 cup pearl barley
• 2 tablespoons beef bouillon granules
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 12 teaspoons dried basil
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 12 teaspoon pepper
• 14 teaspoon chili powder
• 10 medium mushrooms, sliced (optional)

1. Brown beef cubes in coil and transfer to crock pot.
2. Place in order into crock pot, onions, bag of vegetables, stewed tomatoes, barley.
3. Mix together remaining ingredients except mushrooms and pour over meat and vegetables.
4. Do not stir.
5. Cook on High for 5 to 6 hours or Low 10 to 11 hours.
6. Add mushrooms the last 30 minutes.

bite size boneless beef cubes, canola oil, onions, vegetable soup, water, vegetable juice cocktail, tomatoes, pearl barley, beef bouillon granules, worcestershire sauce, basil, garlic, pepper, chili powder, mushrooms

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/crock-pot-vegetable-beef-soup-55347 (may not work)