I love pulling things from my pantry and freezer and making dinner. This Tex-Mex Stew didn't seem like it would be very good because it uses frozen peppers and onion soup mix, but I was wrong. It takes 5 minutes to prep and about 15 minutes to cook. I didn't even use a fork to eat it, just tortilla chips. You could actually pour it into a bag of Fritos, like Frito Pie.
Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 15 mins
Yields: 6 - 8 Servings
Ingredients
1½ pounds lean ground beef
1 cup frozen chopped sweet green and red peppers
1 - 15.5 ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
1½ cups frozen corn
1 - 4 ounce can diced green chiles
1 packet onion soup mix
2¼ cup water
1 teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon dried oregano
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
cheddar cheese, grated, for serving
tortilla chips, for serving
Directions
1Brown beef in a large, deep pot over medium-high heat, about 5 minutes, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon but leaving some large pieces.
2Add peppers, beans, corn, chiles, soup mix, 2 cups water, cumin, salt, oregano, and cayenne. Simmer, covered, 10 minutes. Stir ¼ cup water into flour in a small cup until smooth. Stir into stew; cook until thickened, about 1 minute. Serve with cheese and tortilla chips.
Eric Miller
December 18, 2017
This is a really good, simple dish–a dollop of salsa doesn’t hurt!