Name: Mom's Basic Vegetable Beef Stew
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Olive oil, or as needed - 1 tablespoon; Onions, roughly chopped, divided - 2; Carrots, cut into 1/2-inch rounds - 4; Garlic, minced - 1 clove; Red pepper flakes - ¼ teaspoon; Greek seasoning (such as Cavender's®) (Optional) - ¼ teaspoon; Dried rosemary - 1 pinch; Ground thyme - 1 pinch; Dried basil - 1 pinch; Italian seasoning - 1 pinch; Bay leaf - 1; Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 1; Diced tomatoes with juice - 1 (32 ounce) can; Ground beef - 1 pound; Potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks - 4; Celery, chopped - 1 stalk

Ingredients for - Mom's Basic Vegetable Beef Stew

1. Olive oil, or as needed 1 tablespoon

2. Onions, roughly chopped, divided 2

3. Carrots, cut into 1/2-inch rounds 4

4. Garlic, minced 1 clove

5. Red pepper flakes ¼ teaspoon

6. Greek seasoning (such as Cavender's®) (Optional) ¼ teaspoon

7. Dried rosemary 1 pinch

8. Ground thyme 1 pinch

9. Dried basil 1 pinch

10. Italian seasoning 1 pinch

11. Bay leaf 1

12. Salt and ground black pepper to taste 1

13. Diced tomatoes with juice 1 (32 ounce) can

14. Ground beef 1 pound

15. Potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks 4

16. Celery, chopped 1 stalk

How to cook deliciously - Mom's Basic Vegetable Beef Stew

1 . Stage

Pour in enough olive oil into a large stockpot to coat the bottom; add 1 onion, carrots, garlic, red pepper flakes, Greek seasoning, rosemary, thyme, basil, Italian seasoning, bay leaf, salt, and pepper. Cook and stir onion mixture over medium heat until onion is softened and lightly browned, about 15 minutes.

2 . Stage

Pour diced tomatoes over onion mixture; add ground beef, breaking apart with a wooden spoon and stir. Bring liquid to a boil and cook until ground beef is cooked through and carrots are tender, about 10 minutes.

3 . Stage

Stir potatoes, remaining onion, and celery into tomato mixture and cook until potatoes are tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove stockpot from heat and let sit, 20 to 30 minutes.