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)
- Cook the meat in a large pot then drain. Dump in the soup and beans, mix together, and simmer for 30 minutes.
- 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!
Bachelor Stew
LOVE this filling bowl of comfort!
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 8Ă—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.