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Italian Beef Stew

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Mambo Green Beans
  • 1 cup of Mambo Sweet Peas
  • 2 lbs red meat, cubed (your choice of beef or veal)
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 small yellow onion,diced
  • 2 cups carrots,sliced thin
  • 6 stalks celery sliced thin
  • 6 cups water
  • 1 16-ounce can diced tomatoes
  • 1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 14-ounce can tomato sauce
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt adjust to taste
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2-3 bay leaves

Instructions

  • In the bottom of a large pot, over medium high heat, cook and crumble the ground beef along with the garlic and onion.
  • When the beef has browned, about 8 minutes, add the carrots, celery, bay leaves and water to the pot.
  • Increase heat to high and add the diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, oregano, basil, thyme, salt, and pepper. Cover with a lid.
  • Once the stewis boiling, stir, and reduce heat to medium; add the green beans and sweet peas and simmer uncoveredfor about 15-20 minutes, until the carrots are tender.
  • Adjust seasoning to taste.