Ingredients

  • 1 lb hamburger or 1 lb Italian sausage or 12 lb ready-to-use baked pizza crust, each
  • 1 onion, diced (optional)
  • 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans (several friends prefer Ranch Style beans)
  • 3 (15 ounce) cans minestrone soup (Campbells Condensed, with no added cans of water)
  • 2 (15 ounce) cans peas and carrots, drained
  • 2 (15 ounce) cans corn, drained
  • 1 (15 ounce) can tomatoes, diced
  • 1 (15 ounce) can potatoes, diced, drained
  • 4 cups water
  • 2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning or 1 teaspoon dried basil and 1 teaspoon dried oregano

Method

  • Brown meat (and onion if used), let cool, then crumble meat.
  • While meat is browning, place all other ingredients in a four quart stew pot, begin heating to a boil.
  • Add meat and bring to a boil, simmer 10 minutes.
  • Note: You can leave out the 4 cups of water,and not drain the cans of vegetables, but the stew will be much too salty for most people.
  • If you use only hamburger meat, you may want to add black pepper to your taste.