Grandpa's Stew

Tonight I'm making a family favorite. It's pretty bland tasting for my husband, but I'm starting to experiment with the spices to see if how we like it. Tonight I also slipped in a jar of purred squash into the meat. We'll see how things turn out tonight.  I also doubled the batch, this way there'll be enough leftovers for about 4-6 meals.

1 pound of lean ground beef, or turkey
1 can of potatoes (or cut fresh potatoes to equal about 2 cups)
1 can of mixed veggies (drain 1/2 the can)
1 can of cream of chicken soup (or the GF recipe from http://thehappytummy.wordpress.com/2010/03/11/cream-of-chicken-soup-gluten-free/
Season to taste of the following (Sea salt, pepper, garlic powder, oregano, rosemary, basil, and thyme) OR any other seasonings you want to the meat. Mix up the meat really well.

(Note: Ground Turkey comes out tender...may need to cook a little longer so it's not so mushy. Not entirely sure.)


Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a 2 1/2 quart casserole dish, put the meat mixture on the bottom, then layer the potatoes, then can of mixed veggies with 1/2 of juice and then pour the cream of soup over all.  Cover

Cook for 1 hour. 1/2 through take cover,  remove cover, stir thoroughly and leave cover off for last 30 minutes.  Make sure to chop on the meat.