Overloaded with vegetables and with a juicy tomato base, you won't believe the secret ingredient in this rich ground beef stew recipe.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr
Total Time1 hourhr10 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: beef, stew
Servings: 4
Calories: 257kcal
Ingredients
1-2poundsground beef, cooked and drained, or see note
2-3carrots, diced
1onion, peeled and chopped
5-6potatoes, peeled and diced
2-3cupsfrozen green beans
29ouncecan diced or crushed tomatoes
1-2cansSpicy Hot V8 JuiceI use two 6-ounce cans
2cupswater
4beef bouillon cubesor 4 cups of beef broth
1teaspoonsaltmore or less to taste
Instructions
Place everything except the ground beef in a large pot. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer. Cover and cook for an hour or until vegetables are at the desired tenderness.
2-3 carrots, diced, 1 onion, peeled and chopped, 5-6 potatoes, peeled and diced, 2-3 cups frozen green beans, 29 ounce can diced or crushed tomatoes, 1-2 cans Spicy Hot V8 Juice, 2 cups water, 4 beef bouillon cubes
Stir in ground beef and season with salt to taste. Serve hot with crackers or cornbread.
1-2 pounds ground beef, cooked and drained, or see note, 1 teaspoon salt
Notes
This can be assembled in the morning and put in your slow cooker all day on low.
If ground beef is lean, there is no need to cook it ahead of time, just crumble it up or break off bite-size chunks and you can add it in raw. Otherwise, precook it and add-in afterward.
Freezes well. I freeze mine in sandwich-size containers for easy reheating as single meals.