Leah's Crockpot Beef Stew

1.25 lb. stew meat
approx. 2 lbs. white potatoes, cut into bite-size pieces
8 oz. shortcut carrots
8 oz. frozen green beans
1 small onion, cut into eights
1 bay leaf

Put all of the above ingredients into crockpot. Mix the following together and pour over the rest:

1 envelope dry onion soup mix
1 condensed can tomato soup
1 soup-can water

Cook on low setting for approximately 8 hours, or until everything is tender.

Vary the ingredients to taste, but the nutritional content will change.