Cowboy Stew

This is our nute version of an old family favorite from the camp. 


Ingredients:

Beans - your choice, one or two or more kinds, cooked as directed (or canned, rinsed)

1 bag frozen organic corn

1 large potato (sweet or white), precooked or grated

Other Vegetables:
Carrots
Onions
Bell Pepper
Garlic
Tomatoes - 1 or 2 fresh or 1 can no salt tomatoes

Seasonings, to taste (pepper, red pepper, garlic powder, cayenne)


Cook the vegetables first in the soup pot, saute with 1 cup water until onions are translucent.   Then add the other ingredients (beans, corn, potatoes) and 4 cups water or vegetable broth.  Simmer for 15-20 minutes, adding more water if needed.

Optional - for the adults, we like to add chopped mushrooms to the onion mixture.  Not only does it make the soup healthier, it makes its own sort of gravy to thicken the broth.   You can add a little flour or other thickener (we used to use the brown gravy in a dry packet).