Hobo Hamburger Stew

This easy hearty soup is a hint spicy, but a little sweet. It comes together in a few minutes and you can mix and match veggies to what you prefer or have on hand.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon of oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup celery
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 pound ground beef
• 2 tablespoons of all purpose flour
• 1 46-48 oz bottle of original or spicy V-8 juice
• 2 cups of diced carrots (about 2 large)
• 2 cups of corn
• 2 cups of cut green beans
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 10 dashes of hot sauce (I always use Frank’s & doesn’t make it spicy, just
rounds the flavor out)
• 1 teaspoon of kosher salt, or to taste
• black pepper, to taste
• 2 c. small cut pasta – cooked just until tender

Instructions

In the bottom of a Dutch oven or other heavy pot, heat the oil over medium high heat. Add the onions and celery; cook and stir until softened, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic and ground beef, cook and stir until meat is browned and cooked through. Drain off excess fat. Sprinkle meat with flour; cook and stir for 3 minutes. Add the V-8 juice. Stir in the carrots, corn and green beans. Add hot sauce, sugar and seasonings to taste. Stir, cover and simmer over medium to medium low (low bubble) for about 30 minutes or until veggies are tender, stirring occasionally. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.  Feel free to add more sugar or hot sauce depending on your preferences!  Just before serving, add cooked pasta.

You can add diced potatoes, but I prefer to add the pasta. Toss in whatever veggies you have on hand. I have used diced tomatoes, peas, and even canned or frozen veggies to get it done quickly! You can skip the flour part, too if you want a runnier soup. The flour makes it rich & thick.

Idea: Serve with Homemade Beer Bread or Soft Pretzels!

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Easy Easter Carrot Snack Bags

What you Need:

• Goldfish Crackers or Cheese Balls
• Cone Shaped Favor Bags
• Twist Ties, Ribbon or similar to tie shut

If you are looking for a fun yet fast Craft/Treat project for you and your little one to do, this is it!

My son’s attention span does not last long on projects, so this was perfect for his age. I ordered THESE snack bags that came with a variety of colored twist ties, and worked perfect! Of course you could also use ribbon, a pipe cleaner, or whatever you like. We filled our favor bags with some Goldfish Crackers we had recently purchased, but you could also use Cheese Balls if you have them and either will give you the same fun carrot look!

If you want to avoid the orange cheesy fingers, I would suggest going the Goldfish route. Candy Corn would also be an option, but seeing as my son will be taking these as a treat to his classmates, I am pretty sure his teacher would not appreciate a classroom full of sugar enhanced preschoolers.

And there you have it, Easy Easter Treats to share.

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