HAMBURGER STEW - CROCK POT

By Sube

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 2 lbs. ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 cups tomato juice (or Spicy V8, if you want a little kick)
• 2-3 carrots, sliced
• 2-3 ribs celery, sliced
• half a green pepper, chopped
• 10 oz. frozen corn
• 10 oz. frozen green beans
• 2 medium potatoes, cubed (or substitute with one cup of barley)
• 2 cups water (or if you want it extra beefy, use one cup water and one cup of beef broth)
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce (I used Lea & Perrins original)
• 1/4 tsp. dried oregano
• 1/4 tsp. dried basil
• 1/4 tsp. dried thyme
• dash of hot pepper sauce
• 2 tablespoons dry onion soup mix, or 1 beef bouillon cube
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper (Salt and pepper can be adjusted to taste. Feel free to add a little hot sauce, such as Tabasco, if you want it extra spicy.)

Preparation

Step 1

(1) Brown meat and onions in saucepan. Drain. Stir in garlic and tomato juice. Heat to boiling.

(2) Combine all ingredients in slow cooker.

(3) Cover. Cook on Low 8-10 hours.

Variation: Use 1 c. barley in place of potatoes.