Meatball Stew

• 1 recipe of basic meatballs (prepared from another recipe)
• 4 medium carrots, scraped and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2 stalks celery, cut into 1-inch pieces with strings removed
• 3 medium potatoes, pared and cut into 1-inch dice
• 1 (16 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon instant beef bouillon
• 18 teaspoon pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 34 cup water

1. Prepare basic meatballs except -- cook in a Dutch oven.
2. Drain off excess fat.
3. Add the remaining ingredients and heat to boiling.
4. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender, about 40 minutes.
5. Remove the bay leaf and serve.
6. NOTE: You can substitute 1 24-oz package of frozen stew vegetables for stew for the carrots, celery and potatoes.

recipe of basic meatballs, carrots, stalks celery, potatoes, tomatoes, salt, instant beef bouillon, pepper, bay leaf, water

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/meatball-stew-8066 (may not work)