{"id":721,"date":"2026-01-14T10:09:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=721"},"modified":"2026-01-14T10:09:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:09:18","slug":"hearty-crockpot-cowboy-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/14\/hearty-crockpot-cowboy-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Hearty Crockpot Cowboy Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Hearty Crockpot Cowboy Soup<\/h2>\n<p>A comforting, filling, and easy slow-cooker soup packed with beef, potatoes, and vegetables. Perfect for cozy family dinners and busy days<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2 lbs ground beef<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>4 Yukon Gold potatoes<\/strong>, peeled and diced into small cubes<\/li>\n<li><strong>2 cans mixed vegetables<\/strong>, undrained<\/li>\n<li><strong>1 can sweet corn<\/strong>, undrained<\/li>\n<li><strong>1 can condensed tomato soup<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>1 can petite diced tomatoes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>1 can cut green beans<\/strong>, undrained<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pinch of salt<\/strong>, to taste<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dash of black pepper<\/strong>, to taste<\/li>\n<li><strong>2 tablespoons sugar<\/strong> \u00a0<em>(the secret ingredient passed down from Grandma Hazel)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Peel the potatoes and cut them into small, bite-size cubes.<\/li>\n<li>In a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef until fully cooked. Drain off any excess fat.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer the cooked ground beef to a large slow cooker. Add the diced potatoes.<\/li>\n<li>Pour in all the canned vegetables, the condensed tomato soup, and the diced tomatoes. <strong>Do not drain the cans<\/strong>, as the liquid adds flavor and helps create the soup base.<\/li>\n<li>Season with salt and black pepper to taste.<\/li>\n<li>Add the <strong>sugar<\/strong>, the special touch that balances the acidity of the tomatoes and gives this soup its signature flavor.<\/li>\n<li>Stir everything together until well combined.<\/li>\n<li>Cover and cook on <strong>LOW for 2\u20133 hours<\/strong>, or until the potatoes are tender and the flavors are well blended.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Recipe Notes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>You may substitute <strong>fresh or frozen vegetables<\/strong> if desired. If you do, add <strong>1\u20132 cups of beef broth<\/strong> to ensure there is enough liquid.<\/li>\n<li>No extra broth is needed when using canned vegetables, since they are added undrained.<\/li>\n<li>This soup tastes even better the next day and is perfect for leftovers or meal prep.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Hearty Crockpot Cowboy Soup A comforting, filling, and easy slow-cooker soup packed with beef, potatoes, and vegetables. Perfect for cozy&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":722,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=721"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/721\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":723,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/721\/revisions\/723"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}