Meatball Stew

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 recipe of basic meatballs (prepared from another recipe)
• 4 medium carrots, scraped and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2 stalks celery, cut into 1-inch pieces with strings removed
• 3 medium potatoes, pared and cut into 1-inch dice
• 1 (16 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon instant beef bouillon
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 3/4 cup water

Recipe

• 1 prepare basic meatballs except -- cook in a dutch oven.
• 2 drain off excess fat.
• 3 add the remaining ingredients and heat to boiling.
• 4 reduce the heat, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender, about 40 minutes.
• 5 remove the bay leaf and serve.
• 6 note: you can substitute 1 24-oz package of frozen stew vegetables for stew for the carrots, celery and potatoes.