Ground Beef And Vegetable Stew

Ingredients

• 1 lb. lean ground beef
• 2 medium onions, peeled and quartered
• 2 medium cloves garlic, crushed
• 1/2 c. hot water
• 2 Tbsp. minced fresh basil or 1 tsp. dried
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 8 medium new potatoes with skin
• 2 medium green peppers, cut in eighths
• 1 (1 lb.) can tomatoes, drained and broken up