Ground Beef (Hamburger) Casserole With Vegetables - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs ground beef
2 onions, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon olive oil
6 potatoes, med to lg size, peeled and sliced very thick
5 carrots, large, peeled and sliced very thick
2 cups lima beans, frozen
4 tablespoons parsley, chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons italian seasoning
1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 (10 ounce) can beef consomme (not broth)
salt & pepper

Preparation

Brown meat in olive oil with onion.
Add garlic, Italian seasoning, chili powder and parsley and stir for 2 minutes. Add can of tomatoes, with juice, and stir. Remove from heat.
In a very large, heavy, dutch oven, pour in consomme. Place one layer of potatoes and then carrots. Salt & pepper them lightly.
Add a layer of prepared meat.
Top meat with lima bean layer and then more potatoes and carrots. Season again, lightly.
Continue layering until everything is used up, but reserve 1 1/2 c of meat, which will be the top layer of the casserole.
Bake at 350\u00b0F for 2 1/2 hours or until carrots and potatoes are cooked through.