Bountiful Beef Soup with Corn Muffins

1. Brown beef in a skillet over medium heat. Drain and place in a crockpot.
   
2. Add remaining soup ingredients to crock pot and cook on low for at least one hour.
   
3. 30 minutes before serving, prepare muffins.
   
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray muffin tins with non-stick cooking spray.
   
5. In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar, eggs and olive oil. Mix well.
   
6. Dump flour and cornmeal on the top of the sugar, egg and oil mixture. Sprinkle baking powder over the top.
   
7. Using a fork, blend baking powder into flour and cornmeal and continue stirring to blend flour mixture into the sugar, egg and oil.
   
8. When batter is thoroughly mixed, add milk and stir.
   
9. Use a 1/3 mixing cup to pour batter into muffin tins.
   
10. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
    
11. Serve with hot soup.