Ground Beef and Bean Stew

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Soup Crock Pot Slow Cooker Beef Gluten Free dairy free

Instructions

1 Brown ground beef. Put into a 6 quart crock pot with rest of ingredients except
corn, beans, and rice. Cook on high for 1 hour. Change to low for 4-5 hours or
until veggies are tender (or skip the hour on high and cook on low for a total
of 6 to 7 hours). Add corn, beans and rice. Stir. Cook on low for 1 more hour or
until heated.
2 Serve with tortilla chips, guacamole, and tofu sour cream if desired.
3 To freeze: In a gallon sized freezer bag mix together cooked and cooled ground
beef, stock, tomatoes, green onions, carrot, celery, bell pepper, garlic, basil,
salt, oregano, cumin, and chili powder. In another gallon sized freezer bag
package corn, beens, and rice. Remove as much air as possible from both bags and
seal. Bundle both bags together, label and freeze.
4 To serve: Directions: Thaw. Pour contents of bag with stock into 6 quart slow
cooker. Set on low and leave to cook for 6 to 7 hours. Add contents of rice,
beans & corn and cook low for one hour more.