Ground Beef Stew

Name: Ground Beef Stew
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 pound ground beef, or ground turkey, or venison (lean); salt (optional, 1/8 teaspoon); black pepper (optional, 1/8 teaspoon); 1 can tomato soup, condensed, low-sodium (10 1/2 ounces); 10 1/2 us fluid ounces water (one soup can full); 6 medium carrots (diced or sliced); 2 medium potatoes (diced or sliced); 1 cup onion (diced)

Source: Simply Good Eating Recipe Cards, Vol. 1, 2000 University of Minnesota Cooperative Extension Service

Published by the USDA MyPlate Kitchen library. Read from an archived copy of the source page captured 2025-12-31.

Ground beef and canned tomato soup make a tasty base for the vegetables in this delicious and hearty stew.

Makes

4 servings

Ingredients

1/2 pound ground beef, or ground turkey, or venison (lean)
salt (optional, 1/8 teaspoon)
black pepper (optional, 1/8 teaspoon)
1 can tomato soup, condensed, low-sodium (10 1/2 ounces)
10 1/2 us fluid ounces water (one soup can full)
6 medium carrots (diced or sliced)
2 medium potatoes (diced or sliced)
1 cup onion (diced)

Directions

Wash hands with soap and water.
Brown meat. Drain fat, if any. Season lightly with salt and pepper (optional).
Add soup and 1 can of water to fry pan. Add vegetables.
Bring to a boil, then simmer, covered, about 25 minutes or until tender. Remove from heat, cover for last 10 minutes to thicken.
Serve. Refrigerate leftovers.

Notes

Learn more about: Carrots Potatoes Onions

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