4 vegetable soup low friendly Recipes

needed : 5 quart slow cooker, lean ground beef, onion, chopped, salt, pepper, water, potatoes, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch cubes, italian diced tomatoes low-sodium, undrained, low sodium v8 juice, chopped celery, sliced carrots, sugar, dried parsley flakes, dried basil, bay leaf

vegetable oil, fresh gingerroot, grated, garlic cloves, minced, fat free low-sodium beef broth (or vegetable), mushrooms, fresh, sliced (shiitake or portabello), rice vinegar, sesame oil, salt (to taste), green onions, fresh chopped

garlic cloves, yellow bell pepper, broccoli florets, cauliflower florets, fennel , cut into 1-inch pieces, red skin white potato, diced, shallots, quartered, tomato, seeded and cut into wedges, zucchini, cut into 1-inch chunks, acorn squash, cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks, carrot, peeled, cut into 1-inch chunks, cooking oil, garam masala (read *note), low-fat milk (or plain soymilk), salt, fresh ground black pepper, roma tomatoes, diced small (optional)