Hobo Meatball Stew Recipe

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Basic ingredients make this hearty stew a favorite at the home of Margery Bryan in Royal City, Washington. "I usually have everything on hand for this recipe, so it's simple to load up the slow cooker at noon. When I get home, dinner's ready and waiting."

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Hobo Meatball Stew Recipe
  • Prep: 20 min. Cook: 4 hours
  • Yield: 4 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
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  • 1-1/2 teaspoons salt or salt-free seasoning blend, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper, divided
  • 4 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 4 medium carrots, cut into chunks
  • 1 large onion, cut into chunks
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons cider vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil

Directions

  • In a bowl, combine the beef, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Shape into 1-in. balls. In a skillet over medium heat, brown meatballs on all sides; drain.
  • Place the potatoes, carrots and onion in a 3-qt. slow cooker; top with meatballs. Combine the water, ketchup, vinegar, basil, and remaining salt and pepper; pour over meatballs.
  • Cover and cook on high for 4-5 hours or until the vegetables are tender. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (prepared with salt-free seasoning and no-salt-added ketchup) equals 402 calories, 14 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 75 mg cholesterol, 1,324 mg sodium, 43 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, 26 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 starch, 3 lean meat, 1 vegetable.

Originally published as Hobo Meatball Stew in Quick Cooking September/October 1999, p34

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Reviewed on Feb. 11, 2011 by Mdrubel

I have made this stew several times so far. Very good, yet so easy to make.


Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2010 by geordimom

potatoes need to cook longer


Reviewed on Oct. 25, 2010 by travelaz

I thought the ketchup and vinegar was a bit overpowering with too much tomato flavor. I just couldn't taste any of the flavors from the ground meat and vegetables. I modified the recipe to use beef broth, consume tomato sauce and brown gravy mix instead of the the vinegar and ketchup. What a difference:)


Reviewed on Aug. 07, 2010 by Lee Eddings

I have made this stew MANY times.My family really likes it.The only thing I change is to double the sauce.


Reviewed on Jul. 29, 2010 by walker5678

it was very good !!!


Reviewed on Mar. 13, 2010 by mpatterson

I use frozen meatballs with just as good of results and a lot easier!


Reviewed on Feb. 12, 2010 by donrubes

looks great and easy....fyi picture shows green peas, but not included in recipe.


Reviewed on Feb. 10, 2010 by 1DomesticGoddess

One other thing I forgot to add in my review of this recipe... When making the meatballs, I did use 1-1/2 teaspoons of the Mrs Dash, and 1/4 teaspoon (each) of black pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder; to spice up the meatballs.


Reviewed on Feb. 10, 2010 by 1DomesticGoddess

This was ok, but maybe I would of liked it better if I had only added 1-1/2 teaspoons of the cider vinegar, rather than the

tablespoon. The tablespoon of vinegar seemed to over power the taste of the stew. Also, if I were to make this again, I'm also going to add a can of stewed tomatoes, and probably eliminate peas. And when I make the meatballs, I'll omit the Mrs Dash, and use regular table salt, or Lawry's Seasoning Salt, as the Mrs Dash doesn't add much flavor to the meatballs.


Reviewed on Feb. 08, 2010 by Nicky31

I read the reviews prior to making this recipe and thought I would give it to go. It was a total waste of money and food. The sauce was not good by any means. I tried to make it taste good by adding different herbs and spices and nothing helped. Only suggestion would not to use ketchup and water as the base. I would maybe use tomato paste next time or a beef stew mix instead.

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