Add small amount of olive oil to your pot, get it good and hot.
Brown diced raw chuck meat, add onion and garlic saute until onion is a bit golden brown, (this step is important, all the brown bits on the bottom of the pan is where your tasty broth will come from.
Add cut up carrots and celery and sweat until they become slightly soft (once again, you are developing that stuff on the bottom of the pan thats going to give you great broth.
Add:
canned diced tomatoes or home canned : ) in a pinch i have substituted tomato juice or V8.
Be sure to now scrape up all those brown bits on the bottom
Water or beef broth (save the money and use water)
At this point I add a a slight tablespoon of beef base (like bullion but softer)
You can add frozen peas if you like or subtitute fresh carrots and celery with frozen (wont taste as good IMHO)
I usually add potatoes (if you do it wont freeze as well as without potatoes)
I often add noodles but not necessary if you don't like.
simmer slowly for a long time until meat is soft.
Enjoy!