Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 lbs lean ground beef
- 5 cloves garlic Minced.
- 1 large yellow onion Chopped.
- 1 medium green pepper Chopped.
- 28 oz canned diced tomatoes with juice Organic, unsalted.
- 2 stalks celery Chopped.
- 2 cups beef broth Low sodium/organic.
- 16 oz homemade healthy salsa
- 1 Tbsp chili powder
- 1 Tbsp dried basil
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp Himalayan pink sea salt
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- as needed water
- to taste cayenne pepper Optional.
- 1 large fresh tomato Chopped - for garnish.
- 2 green onions Chopped - for garnish.
Instructions
Cooking on a Stove
- In a nonstick pan cook ground beef on medium heat and add half of the minced garlic. On most stovetops, browning a pound of ground beef should take approximately 7 to 10 minutes. It's important to continue stirring and breaking the pieces into the same size with the wooden spoon or heatproof spatula so the ground beef cooks evenly. (To get rid of any excess fat, put cooked meat into a colander and rinse it with hot water.)
- Add the remaining garlic, yellow onion, and green pepper to the beef in the pan and cook for an additional 7-10 minutes on medium heat (until onions are translucent).
- In a separate large pot, over medium high heat, combine canned tomatoes, celery, and broth.
- When tomatoes come to a simmer, reduce heat to medium and add salsa, chili powder, basil, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, salt and pepper, and simmer slowly until liquid is reduced.
- Stir in beef mixture and simmer, stirring periodically. Add water as needed to keep from burning.
- Longer cooking will increase the flavor.
- Serve with chopped green onion and tomato garnish. Add an extra kick with ground cayenne pepper to taste.
Cooking with a Crock Pot
- First, cook beef in a skillet on medium heat on the stove top for 7-10 minutes.
- In a crockpot, combine salsa, onions, peppers, tomatoes, celery, low sodium broth, garlic and spices to crockpot and then add in the cooked beef.
- Cook on low for 6-9 hours. Longer cooking will increase the flavor. Check periodically and stir in water if needed to keep desired consistency. Serve as above.
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This is awesome! I would eat it every day if I could. My husband even loves it.
Very yummy comfort meal! This will be in my rotation
Sooooo yummy!!!