Slow Cooker Chunky Beef Vegetable Soup

OPEN slow cooker liner and place it inside a 5- to 6 1/2 -qt slow cooker bowl. Fit liner snugly against the bottom and sides of bowl pull top of liner over rim of bowl.

POUR the vegetable juice and water into the slow cooker liner. Add beef, vegetables, ketchup, bouillon and pepper stir gently. Place lid on slow cooker.

COOK on LOW for 8 to 9 hours OR on HIGH for 4 to 5 hours until beef is tender.

CAREFULLY remove lid to allow steam to escape. Serve food directly from lined-slow cooker. Do not lift or transport liner with food inside. Cool slow cooker completely remove liner and toss.