Hearty Hamburger-tomato stew

By Shutterfly614

once a month cooking

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 2 cups peeled and sliced carrots
• 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 16 oz. can cut green beans, drained
• 1 16 oz. can corn drained
• 3 stalks celery sliced
• 1 46 oz can picante v8 tomato juice
• 2 tsp. sugar
• 1 tsp celery seed
• salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Step 1

cook ground beef in a large saucepan until brown, about 10-15 minutes. drain the fat and mix in remaining ingredients. bring to a boil; reduce heat. simmer covered 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. cool and freeze.
to prepare for serving, thaw stew. then bring to a boil; reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes.

summary of processes;
chop 1 1/4 cup onion and 1 cup green bell pepper; peel and slice 2 cups carrots slice 1 cup fresh mushrooms 3 celery.

freeze in: 16 oz container
serve with parsnip fries