Dawn's Homemade Vegetable Beef (Deer) Soup

My son would eat this everyday!!!  I love to make soup with whatever I have on hand, but this is the basic recipe that I use.

Dawn's Homemade Vegetable Beef (Deer) Soup
2lbs stew meat (beef roast cut into small pieces or deer roast cut into small pieces)
2lbs frozen mixed vegetables
8 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
2 medium onions, chopped
1 (46oz) can Vegetable Juice
1 (28oz) can Diced Tomatoes
1 can Rotel 
salt & pepper to taste
In a large stock pot (at least, 8 quarts), place all ingredients. Add enough water to almost fill stock pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low. Allow soup to simmer for 1 1/2hrs-2hrs. Serve with crackers or a pone of cornbread!!!