Ham Vegetable Soup -- Slow Cooker

 

Ham Vegetable Soup (Slow Cooker)

1 ham bone with meat

3 15 oz. bags frozen mixed vegetables (I used less)

1 bay leaf

2 tsp freshly ground pepper

14.5 oz. can diced tomatoes

1 1/2 Cups tomato Juice (I used V-8 juice)

6 oz. can tomato paste

1 Cup chicken broth

Enough water to cover top of Veg's. 

Put. ham in slow cooker, add veg's, bay leaf, pepper & diced tomatoes.  Stir in tomato juice, tomato paste, broth.  Stir to combine thoroughly.  Top with enough water to cover vegetables.  Cook 8 hours on low.

Remove meat, and cut away meat, putting it back into the soup.  

Freezes for 3 months.