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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: 25 min. Cook: 6 hours

Yield: 4 Servings

25 360 385

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
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 low for 6-8 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 Jul. 17, 2008 by ellen45

I did a super quick version of this recipe using pre-made frozen Italian style meatballs. I also thought it could use a bit more liquid and added a can of beef gravy towards the end of cooking. It was delish!

Reviewed on Jul. 13, 2008 by chris28304

I wanted mine to have a little more broth so I added an extra 1/2 cup of water and a can of stewed tomatoes undrained. This was good, but next time I'm going to just brown the ground beef rather than make it into meatballs. I thought the meatballs were kind of plain.

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