Hearty Beef Soup / Stew

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs ground beef
• mccormick hot shot black and red pepper blend, to taste
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 5 carrots, chopped
• 4 stalks celery, chopped
• 14 1/2 ounces diced tomatoes, drained
• 4 portabella mushrooms, chopped
• 16 ounces red kidney beans, drained
• 16 ounces kidney beans, drained
• 48 ounces beef stock
• 26 ounces spaghetti sauce
• 4 teaspoons fresh oregano, chopped
• 5 teaspoons fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
• 2 teaspoons pepper
• 2 teaspoons salt
• tabasco sauce, to taste (optional)

Recipe

• 1 brown the beef in a skillet until all fat has dissapeared and season with salt and hot shot (red and black pepper) to taste.
• 2 in a 9 quart stock/soup pot saute celery, carrot and onion about 15 minutes.
• 3 add garlic and saute 5 more minutes.
• 4 stir in the beef stock and bring back to a boil; then add tomatoes, beans and mushrooms.
• 5 once it boils again stir in the oregano, parsley, pepper, tabasco and spaghetti sauce.
• 6 cover and continue simmering about 1 1/2 to 2 hours until carrots are soft.