Thermos Bottle Stew

Ingredients

• 1  bay leaf 
• 8 ounce tomato sauce canned
• 16 ounce canned tomatoes crushed canned
• 2 stalks celery finely chopped
• 10.8 ounce condensed tomato soup canned
• 1 tablespoon basil dried
• 1 tablespoon parsley dried
• 2 pound vegetables mixed frozen
• 1.5 pounds ground beef lean
• 1 cup onion chopped
• 1 teaspoon oregano dried
• 6 servings salt and pepper to taste
• 9.8 cups water 

Equipment

• pot

Directions

1. Using a large stock pot, brown your meat (breaking into small pieces as it cooks). Once meat is browned, add onions and celery, sauteing until soft.
2. Add frozen vegetables, tomato soup, basil, parsley, oregano, bay leaves, salt and pepper, crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce and water. Simmer for one hour and then serve.
3. Remove bay leaves before serving.