Cheapskate Stew

Name: Cheapskate Stew
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef; 1/2 onion, chopped; 3 stalks celery, chopped; 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables; 2 cups water; 3 carrots, chopped; 2 cups cooked elbow macaroni; 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce; 1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning; salt to taste; ground black pepper to taste

11 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1/2 onion, chopped
3 stalks celery, chopped
2 cups frozen mixed vegetables
2 cups water
3 carrots, chopped
2 cups cooked elbow macaroni
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1

Brown the hamburger meat with onion and celery. Drain (if it is fatty hamburger meat).
2

Add water and carrots, then cook 'til carrots are beginning to get tender. The carrots will be crunchy unless you cook them a fairly long time.
3

Add leftover vegetables, macaroni, tomato sauce, Italian spices, and salt and pepper to taste, and simmer until the flavors blend and all ingredients are warm through.