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I adapted this for my holiday open house from RazzleDazzleRecipes.com.

• 1 head cabbage, chopped (discard core)
• 2 cups broccoli florets, chunked
• 1 can garbanzo beans, drained
• 1 bunch celery, chunked (discard bottom and tops)
• 1lb baby carrots, chunked
• 1 onion, chunked
• 1 box dried onion soup mix (2 envelopes)
• 46oz can V-8 Juice

Put all veggies in crockpot, top with soup mix, and pour V-8 over soup mix. Using your hands or a spoon, mix everything well. Cook on low all day and serve. It will be hot.

TIPS: I put "chunked" instead of "chopped" because I wanted recognizable yet spoon-sized vegetables. This filled up my 6-quart crockpot almost to the lid. The cabbage cooks down to make more liquid than the V-8 provides, but it is rather stew-like. If you'd like more broth, add the liquid from the garbanzo beans and an additional 12oz can of V-8. Everything turns the same shade of orange-brown, but it all becomes very tender — even broccoli stems! You could probably substitute any veggies you like, but keep in mind that the cabbage is what makes it into soup.