OLD-FASHIONED HAMBURGER AND VEGETABLE STEW

Old-Fashioned Hamburger and Vegetable Stew image

In about 1 hour, you can have this easy stew on your table. Chock-full of vegetables and flavor, it's a mosaic of color and taste in your bowl. I always have fresh herbs, on hand, as well as most of the vegetables. Feel free to use dried herbs or canned vegetables, if you like, in this hearty stew.

Provided by Bibi

Time 1h25m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

1 ¼ pounds 85% lean ground beef
1 medium onion, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 cup 1/2-inch pieces celery
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 (32 ounce) carton beef stock
1 ½ cups peeled and chopped carrots
5 sprigs fresh parsley
2 sprigs fresh rosemary
2 sprigs fresh thyme
1 sprig fresh sage
1 piece cooking twine
1 large bay leaf
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 cups chopped red potatoes
1 ½ cups 1-inch cut fresh green beans
1 ½ cups frozen yellow corn kernels, thawed
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained

Steps:

Heat a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat and cook ground beef until browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Add onion and celery and cook, stirring, until onion is soft and translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Pour in beef stock and stir, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot. Bring to a boil and add carrots.
Tie parsley, rosemary, thyme, and sage together into a bundle with cooking twine and add to the pot. Add bay leaf and season soup with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat, and simmer for about 10 minutes.
Increase heat to medium and add potatoes, green beans, corn, and drained tomatoes. Return soup to a boil, partially with a lid so steam can still escape, and simmer until potatoes are fork-tender, about 25 minutes. Remove herb bundle and bay leaf and discard. Adjust salt and pepper, if needed.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 333.1 calories, Carbohydrate 29.4 g, Cholesterol 65.8 mg, Fat 12.8 g, Fiber 5.3 g, Protein 25.1 g, SaturatedFat 4.8 g, Sodium 267.5 mg, Sugar 8.5 g