Beef Vegetable Stew

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sliced zucchini
• 1/2 cup sliced squash
• 3/4 lb ground lean sirloin
• 1 tsp garlic
• 0.12 cup chopped onion
• 0.12 cup chopped celery
• 0.12 cup chopped green peppers
• 14 oz vegetable broth
• 15 1/2 oz black beans
• 15 1/2 oz kidney beans
• 3 cans tomatoes, diced

Directions

1. Put celery, onion, green pepper, and garlic into a large pot. Heat on medium heat to warm up.
2. Add diced tomatoes (if you like use tomatoes with added green chilies or with garlic, basil and oregano). Also add vegetable broth.
3. Add kidney and black beans. Continue heating soup on medium heat with occasional stirring.
4. In a skillet, brown ground sirloin. Drain out any grease and then add meat to soup.
5. Add sliced zucchini and squash. Continue cooking on medium heat with occasional stirring.
6. Once soup comes to a hot temperature turn heat to low and let simmer covered until vegetables are to desired softness.
7. Enjoy as soup or over brown rice.
8. Note: without the sirloin makes a great tomato and bean soup for Fat Smash phase I, and the sirloin can be added for the later phases.