Quick Beef Veggie Soup

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 pounds lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 3 cups v-8 vegetable juice
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon celery salt
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 large potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 3 large carrots, sliced
• 2-3 parsnips, peeled and sliced

Directions:

1. Brown meat with onion until no pink remains in meat. Drain.
2. Put all the ingredients in the crock pot and set on high.  Cook until vegetables are tender, about 3-4 hours. 
3. Try different vegetables according to your taste: peas, turnips, rutabaga, celery. Could also substitute barley for the potatoes.