Stone Soup

I call this one stone soup because that’s how it was introduced to us, as a preschool activity to follow the Stone Soup story in my sister’s preschool class.

It’s a cute little story about friendship and cooperation and SHARING. You parents of toddlers and preK/younger elementary kiddos, head to the library and see what I mean. (The teacher had each one bring a can to add to the soup, you see, that was how it followed the story.)

It’s ridiculously easy, and yet it’s a stellar hit with everyone, from my college days on.

Ingredients:

A pound of hamburger, browned

Large can of diced tomatoes 

However other many cans of whatever vegetables you want. My favorites are potatoes, corn, and lima beans.

Don’t drain the cans! It all goes in!

Nothing else - sometimes I’ll toss a spoon of minced garlic in there, but seriously legit that’s all. 

Dump it all in the crockpot and keep in mind tomato-stuff is better the longer it cooks! (My marinara sauce is seriously an all-day affair, stays simmering on the stove as long as I can manage it.😊)

Even better leftover.