New Mexican Stew Recipe

New Mexican Stew Recipe  

Turn on your slow cooker to high or low as you prefer or you can just cook it on the stove top!

Ingredients:

1 lb. fresh pork  (or use whatever other ground meat or beans as you wish)

1 onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder- hot or mild, to taste
1 1/2 cups peeled butternut or Acorn squash, diced
2 large or white gold potatoes, peeled, diced
3 medium carrots, chopped
1 cup roasted chopped green chiles- mild or hot, to taste
1 quart chicken broth
Sea salt and ground pepper, to taste

For serving:

Juice from 1 large juicy lime
2-3 tablespoons fresh chopped cilantro
 Sour cream and Avocado are nice garnishes.

Instructions:

First- brown the ground meat in a skillet and pour off the fat, if any. Add the meat to the slow cooker/Crock Pot and add the remaining ingredients- through sea salt and ground pepper. Stir to combine. Cover and cook- on high or low- according to manufacturer's instructions until done.

About 20 minutes before serving, stir in the lime juice and cilantro; taste test. Add a dab of sweetener, if needed, to balance the spice. If you need a tad more liquid, add more broth. Heat through.

I like this with Cornbread (I used Bob's Red Mill GF and Lactaid milk) to make the entire meal GF and LF!