Everything is bigger in Texas, and that must include flavor, too! Take Texas Stew as a tasty example. It’s exploding with juicy ground beef, an assortment of tender, flavorsome beans and veggies, and the perfect amount of tang and spice. Sounds like some massive Texas goodness that you must experience! They know what they’re doing, too. They know you’re busy and don’t have a lot of time to work hard in the kitchen, so they made this recipe perfect for a slow cooker. So, you basically just dump everything in it and in a few hours, you get to enjoy the hefty, hearty, big flavor-packed yumminess of Texas Stew!
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound ground beef
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 (15.5-ounce) can hominy, drained
- 1 (15.75-ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
- 1 (15-ounce) can sliced carrots, drained
- 1 (15-ounce) can sliced potatoes, drained
- 1 (15-ounce) can pinto beans in seasoned tomato sauce
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon beef bouillon granules
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- chili powder, to taste
- Worcestershire sauce, to taste
- hot pepper sauce, to taste
Directions
Step 1 –In a large skillet over medium heat, cook, while crumbling, the beef and the onion until the meat is no longer pink, about 5-7 minutes. Drain the excess grease.
Step 2 –Transfer the cooked beef mixture to a 5-quart slow cooker.
Step 3 –Stir the hominy, the corn, the carrots, the potatoes, the beans, the tomatoes, the water, the beef bouillon granules, the garlic powder, the chili powder, the Worcestershire sauce, and the hot pepper sauce into the meat mixture.
Step 4 –Cover and cook the soup on low until heated through, about 6-8 hours.
Step 5 –Serve.