Meatball Stew

Photo: flickr user FotoosVanRobin

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Salt to taste

Freshly-ground black pepper to taste

Few sprigs parsley chopped

1/4 teaspoon marjoram

1/4 teaspoon basil

1 egg

1/2 cup soft bread crumbs

1 teaspoon mono-sodium glutamate

1 tablespoon fat

4 smalls carrots peeled and diced

3 potatoes peeled and diced

1 onion chopped

1 pound green beans cut 1 ½" lengths

1 can stewed tomatoes - (16 oz)

1 cup water

Preparation

Mix beef, garlic powder, 1 teaspoon salt, the parsley, herbs, egg, bread crumbs, and mono-sodium glutamate. Shape in 12 balls and brown on all sides in fat.

Put carrots, potatoes, onion and green beans in cooker. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add meatballs. Mix tomatoes and water and pour over top. Cover and cook on LOW 6 to 8 hours.

This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings.