Old-Fashioned Hamburger Stew

Ingredients:

1 lb. ground beef or ground turkey

1 cup onions, chopped

1 cup potatoes, cubed

1 cup carrots, sliced

2/3 cup celery, diced

1 cup cabbage, shredded

8 oz. tomato sauce

1/3 cup uncooked long-grain rice

1/2 tsp. dried thyme

1 bay leaf

1-1/2 tsp. salt

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

3 beef bouillon cubes

6 cups water (6 cups)

1/2 cup frozen peas

Directions:

Brown ground beef and onion and drain grease.  Add browned beef, onions, potatoes, carrots, celery, cabbage, and tomato sauce to Dutch oven.  Place 14-16 briquettes underneath the oven and bring to a boil. Add rice, thyme, bay leaf, salt, cayenne, bouillon, and water. Cover the oven and simmer for 50 minutes. Add peas and cook another 5 to 10 minutes.