Cover oxtails with water, tomato sauce in a covered soup kettle. Bring to a rolling boil and add onion soup mix. Reduce heat and simmer for 8 hours (overnight is easy).; When done, remove meat, cool and separate meat from bone.

Add celery and parsley to broth and cook until tender. Add can of mixed vegetables and dehydrated chicken noodle soup mixture. Return chopped meat to mixture and serve piping hot with homemade bread. On a cold winter night -- Ach, Sehr Gut!!!