By request, some soup recipes (well, not that I follow recipes very strictly...)

Afternoon snack soup

1 qt chicken stock (I buy the swanson's organic)
1 bag frozen stir fry veggies
1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes (the fire roasted muir glen are very good)

Heat stock to boiling. Simmer veggies in stock about 20 minutes until soft. Add in tomatoes and puree with immersion blender.

You can get fancy and saute onion and/or garlic etc - but that's the basic of a very yummy soup. I generally add a little worchestershire and hot sauce for zip. Very filling, very low cal.

My grandpa's beefy cream of tomato soup

1 lb. lean ground beef
1 large chopped onion
46 oz can V8
1 can reduced fat cream of celery soup.

Saute beef & onion. Add all ingredients into crock pot & simmer on low. You can leave this several hours, but at least 3 is the minimum. You can also use ground turkey.

Hamburger vegetable soup

1 lb ground beef or turkey
1/4 tsp basil
1/4 tsp oregano
1 Tbsp soy sauce
dash hot sauce
1 pkg onion soup mix
3 cups water
8 oz can tomato sauce
3 stalks diced celery
chopped carrots - about a cup
(14 oz can diced tomatoes - optional)
(you can also add some of the shredded slaw mix if you have it)

You don't have to saute the meat if its very lean, or saute & rinse. All ingredients into crock pot on low for all day - 6-8 hours.

You can add some macaroni if you want, but I usually don't bother. This is very thick & the flavor is very good for a quickie soup.

Lentil soup

1 pkg dry lentils
1 large or 2 small onions, diced
3 stalks celery, diced
carrots diced - about a cup
water to cover well - at least 5 cups.
Optional:
box of frozed chopped spinach - just toss in still frozen
kielbasa or other sausage
you can also stir in a can of tomatoes - but don't put in until lentils are cooked or the lentils will be hard.
diced bell pepper
curry powder/cajun seasoning blend/ or just plain salt & pepper

Put ingredients in crock pot. Cook on low several hours 6-8.

I put all these on in the morning before I go to work. I love my crock pot, it's my friend.