Meatball Stew
Ingredients
- 1½ lbs. hamburger
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 cup bread crumbs or 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
- 2 T. shortening or oil
- 1 onion chunked
- 2-3 carrots peeled and thickly sliced
- 4-5 potatoes peeled and cubed
- 2 cans condensed tomato soup 10¾ ounces each
- 2 soup cans water
- 1 quart beef broth or use 2 14½-ounce cans
- ¼ tsp. thyme
Instructions
- Use your hands to mix together the hamburger, egg, and bread crumbs.
- Roll into meatballs (the size isn’t critical).
- Melt shortening or heat oil in a stewpot and brown the meatballs; drain off excess grease.
- Add remaining ingredients and cook, gently stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.
- (Stirring too aggressively could cause meatballs to break apart.
- ) Cook until vegetables are tender and meatballs are cooked thoroughly, about 1 hour.