Gracie's Green Chile Stew

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb ground chuck (lean)
• 1 cup yellow sweet onion, finely-diced
• 16 ounces canned diced green chiles (4 4-oz cans)
• 3 small potatoes, diced in small pieces
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 3 cups water
• 1 jalapeno pepper, chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 brown meat in large pot.
• 2 add chopped onion, green chiles and tomatoes.
• 3 add garlic powder, salt, pepper & sugar.
• 4 stir well and simmer on low for about 10 minutes.
• 5 add tomatoes, potatoes and water.
• 6 cover and simmer for at least 30 minutes.
• 7 note: if you want a "hotter" stew, add some chopped jalapeno or habanero peppers, to your taste.