Texas Ranch Stew

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup small shell pasta
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 medium green pepper, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 (5 1/2 ounce) cans v8 vegetable juice
• 1 (15 ounce) can baked beans, undrained
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can mexican-style tomatoes, undrained
• 1/2 cup frozen corn, thawed
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to package directions.
• 2 meanwhile in a large skillet, cook beef, onion, green pepper and garlic over medium heat until beef is no longer pink, drain.
• 3 stir in remaining ingredients.
• 4 bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 5 stir drained pasta into stew.