Baby Bear Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. lean ground beef
1 onion, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 carrots, sliced
2 zucchini, sliced
hot, cooked rice (optional)
1/2 green pepper, coarsely chopped
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 (14 oz.) can stewed tomatoes
1 can kidney beans

Preparation

Brown beef and onion.
Add rest of ingredients except kidney beans.
Simmer for 1 hour or more.
Add beans 1/2 hour before serving so they will not overcook.
Serve as is or over rice. This is an excellent and delicious way to get your \"baby bears\" to eat vegetables.