Spicy Potato, Beef And Bean Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 6 cups peeled diced potatoes
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 2 (15 ounce) cans pinto beans
• 3 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 6 cups beef broth
• 1 tablespoon tabasco sauce (to taste)
• 1 -2 tablespoon italian seasoning (to taste)
• 1 tablespoon dried basil (to taste)
• 1 -2 teaspoon salt, pepper and garlic powder, to taste

Recipe

• 1 peel your potatoes and cut them into large but stilll bite-size chunks. place them in a large (8 cup) measuring cup until the 6 cup line is reached. cover them with cold water and place in the refrigerator to prevent them from turning brown until you are ready for them.
• 2 in a large stock pot, brown your ground beef and drain off the fat. add in all seasonings and tomato sauce over medium heat - mix well.
• 3 drain water from potatoes and add into the stock pot along with the beans (you can drain them if you like - i usually don't), and the broths.
• 4 bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered for an hour or so, until the potatoes are really tender and all the flavors have melded together.