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Bachelor Stew

October 20, 2009 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 3 Comments

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bachelor stew

Kristie sent me this super easy and “throw together” recipe for Bachelor Stew.

Ingredients: 

  • 1 lb ground beef (Kroger had it for 1.97/lb where I live)
  • 1 can of Vegetable Soup
  • 1 can of Ranch Style Beans ($.79)
  • 1 box of Corn Bread ($.44)
  1. Cook the meat in a large pot then drain. Dump in the soup and beans, mix together, and simmer for 30 minutes.
  2. When I make the cornbread I throw in a bit of sugar when mixing to add a bit of sweetness.

Since the cans of vegetable soups that I checked out all had potatoes (which my oldest is allergic to!), I decided to forgo using the can and just add some frozen veggies in with some canned tomatoes to give the same flavor. And I used some frozen pinto beans from a big batch instead, added a dash of salsa and we’ll call them Ranch Style Beans!

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Bachelor Stew

LOVE this filling bowl of comfort!
Prep Time10 minutes minutes
Cook Time40 minutes minutes
Servings - 6 servings

Ingredients 

  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 1/2 small yellow onion
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 celery stalk chopped, about 1 cup
  • 1 cup frozen peas and carrots
  • 1 1/2 cup pinto beans
  • 8 green beans Substitute with 1 cup frozen green beans
  • 1 can stewed tomatoes
  • 1 can tomato paste
  • 1 cup salsa

Cornbread Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups yellow cornmeal
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 Tbsp baking powder
  • 2 Tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 Tbsp canola oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup milk Use rice milk to stay dairy-free!
  • Optional serve with Butter and Ho

Instructions

  • In large saucepan, brown ground beef with chopped onion, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Drain and rinse. Return to saucepan.
  • Add the remaining soup ingredients to the ground beef plus 2 cups of water. Stir together and simmer for 20-30 minutes.
  • While simmering, make the cornbread. Preheat oven to 400 and grease an 8×8-inch baking dish.
  • In mixing bowl, whisk together the cornmeal, flour, sugar, powder and salt. Whisk in the oil, eggs and milk until batter forms. Pour into greased baking dish.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 16-20 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean in the middle. Serve hot with butter and honey.
  • Serve Bachelor Stew with Cornbread.

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Filed Under: Beans Recipes, Beef Recipes, Budget Friendly Recipes, Dairy Free Meal Ideas, Gluten Free Recipes, Soup Recipes Tagged With: carrots, green beans, ground beef, peas

Comments

  1. Rose says

    October 23, 2009 at 12:24 am

    This reminds me of a stu my mom use to make, but with tomatoes and tomato soup.

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  2. mandie says

    April 6, 2011 at 7:32 am

    We’ve made this since I was a kid. W/ Fresh/canned veggies & tomato sauce though. I also make it when I have leftover roast (I use some of the broth too) & v-8 juice works well w/ it instead of tomato sauce.

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  3. Emma says

    November 13, 2011 at 4:19 am

    This looks like a really hearty soup/stew. I love cooking this likes this on weekends and I always have ground beef in the freezer. Might just try it next weekend I think …

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