Recipe: 20 Minute Mini Meatball Skillet Stew

20 MINUTE HAMBURGER SKILLET STEW

1/4 lb lean ground beef
1 large onion, sliced wafer-thin
1 cup boiling water
2 tsp beef extract or bouillon
4 carrots, sliced wafer-thin
2 potatoes, halved, sliced wafer thin
3 ribs celery, sliced wafer-thin
2 bay leaves
1/4 tsp dried thyme
Salt or garlic salt
Ground black pepper
1/4 cup dry red wine or tomato juice
2 tbsp all-purpose flour

Use melon baller and shape meat into tiny meatballs. Brown in skillet. Discard any fat.

Stir onion into skillet and cook 1 minute.

Add boiling water and beef extract or bouillon. Add remaining veggies, bay leaves, thyme, salt or garlic salt and pepper. Cover, cook over low heat, 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

Combine wine or water and flour in covered jar; shake. Stir into skillet. Cook and stir until sauce is thick, about 4 minutes.

Makes 4 servings
Source: The Slim Gourmet