Grandma's Mulligan Stew

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2-2 lbs ground beef
• 3 zucchini, about 6 in. long, sliced
• 3 yellow squash, about 6 inches long, sliced
• 2/3 cup bell pepper, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups fresh cut corn or 1 1/2 cups frozen cut corn
• 28 ounces tomatoes, crushed (use canned or peeled fresh tomaotes)
• 2 teaspoons salt, to taste

Recipe

• 1 in a large heavy pot, brown the ground beef well and drain (i like brown, not gray colored meat. more flavor and eye appealing).
• 2 hold the corn until the last 5-10 minutes of cooking.
• 3 add remaining ingredients to the beef.
• 4 add water to cover about 1/2 inch above ingredients (add more if needed later).
• 5 cook until all ingredients are tender.
• 6 add corn, cook another 5-10 minutes, adjust salt if needed.
• 7 serve with a nice loaf of home made bread for a delightful 1 pot meal.
• 8 if i'm in a big hurry, i sometimes start the cooking of the squash and peppers in the microwave so they will tenderize quicker once the ingredients are combined.
• 9 i sometimes serve some form of potato with this to round out the meal a bit.
• 10 note: i've tried adding things like onions and mushrooms, but it just isn't true mulligan stew and the perfection of the flavor balance is lost so i suggest you stay true to the recipe as given.