Minestrone Stew

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning
• 1 Liquid Smoke (hickory)
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 1 Red bell pepper (chopped)
• 1 Green onion (chopped)
• 1 can Ranch Style Beans with Jalapeno
• 1 can Rotel Diced Tomatoes with Green Chilies
• 2 can Campbell's Minestrone (10 oz cans)
• 2 cup water

1. Crumble ground beef in skillet
2. Add Liquid Smoke to beef.
3. I eyeball it.
4. About 20 shakes
5. Add Creole Seasoning.
6. I give it a good coat.
7. Good and covered but not drowned.
8. Add garlic
9. Begin to brown ground beef
10. About half way through, add about a half hand full of chopped red pepper and quarter to half hand full of green onion depending on preference (can also omitt these altogether if you want)
11. Finish browning ground beef with the red peppers and onion
12. In a stew pot, mix minestrone soup, ranch style beans and rotel tomatoes.
13. Drain beef, peppers and onions in the skillet and then add them to the stew pot.
14. Add 2 cups of water
15. Bring to boil and then simmer for 10 min

ground beef, chachere, liquid smoke, garlic, red bell pepper, green onion, beans, tomatoes, campbells, water

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/348620-minestrone-stew (may not work)