Garbage Soup (Smeće Supa)

My mother loved to create recipes with anything she found in her pantry, refrigerator, or freezer. She also loved using the slow cooker or crock pot because she doesn't have to stay in the kitchen. She called this "Garbage Soup" because she used whatever she found in the kitchen and dumped it into the slow cooker and because there is no standard way of cooking this, she said it is "govno!" Mom had a way with words and a sense of humor! When she made this soup which is very good by the way, and you would ask her what is for dinner, she would say: "Jedi govno!" and laugh and laugh! We knew what she meant. 

2-3 pounds of hamburger (can substitute ground pork, chicken, or turkey)
1 head of cabbage, chopped
2 cups celery, diced
2 cups white or yellow onion, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
5-6 cups beef broth

2 - 14 oz cans diced tomatoes (with garlic, basil, oregano)

1 tablespoon Vegeta (if available)
2 tsp oregano
2 tsp basil
½ tsp red pepper flakes
few shakes of black pepper
½ teaspoon salt (optional)

Brown meat and drain before adding to crock pot.

Put all the ingredients in the crock pot, stir it around

Cook on high between 5-6 hours or cook on low between 6-8 hours

NOTE: You can add diced carrots and frozen corn, frozen or canned beans or what have you to it if you prefer more vegetables as well as a small can of V8 juice. Be creative, after all it is garbage!