Slow Cooker Beef-Tortellini Soup

This is a good soup. I'm a big fan of tortellini. (I love cheese!) It's forgiving if you substitute different vegetables, such as frozen mixed vegetables instead of green beans.

Slow Cooker Beef-Tortellini Soup
1 lb. beef stew meat
1 large onion, chopped
1 large carrot, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 tsp. sugar
1 can diced tomatoes, undrained
2 cans condensed beef consomme
1 tsp. dried basil
2 cups frozen cheese tortellini
1 cup frozen cut green beans

Place beef, onion, carrot, celery, garlic, sugar, tomatoes and beef consomme into slow cooker in order listed. Cook on low 8 to 9 hours. Stir in basil, frozen tortellini and green beans. Increase heat to high. Cook 25 to 30 minutes, until beans are tender.