Have you ever looked at a recipe and knew based on the ingredients that it would be good, not great, but nevertheless tasty and satisfying? Probably not a family “favorite”? I thought this recipe was going to be that and I still wanted to make it. After all, it’s soup in a crock pot. That is a winning combination for me. Having used all of these ingredients hundreds of times in different combinations I was fairly certain it would turn out good. Well, let me just say, this recipe turned out to be terrific. The Husband loved it the first day and the second as leftovers. The flavors just got better and better