Slow Cooker Beef Vegetable Soup

• 2 tablespoons Crisco Pure Canola Oil
• 1 1/2 pounds beef chuck roast trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 32 ounces beef broth
• 2 cups vegetable juice tomato-
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables

1. HEAT oil in a large skillet.
2. ADD meat, onions and garlic. Cook and stir on medium-high heat until meat is browned, about 5 minutes.
3. SPOON meat, onions, and garlic mixture into a large slow cooker. Add remaining ingredients. Stir.
4. COOK on high for 6 hours. Season to taste with salt and pepper; serve.

canola oil, beef chuck, onion, garlic, beef broth, vegetable juice, basil, thyme, bay leaves, sugar, salt, pepper, mixed vegetables

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Slow-Cooker-Beef-Vegetable-Soup-1334890 (may not work)