I printed out copies of the TGTBT stew recipe and noticed a couple of differences from what I made. The main one is to add a pkg of Italian dressing mix. Mine had a clove of garlic and stewed tomatoes instead of the diced. Here is the actual one that I made:
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE STEW
1# ground beef or turkey
1 bag coleslaw mix
1-46oz can V-8 juice
1-28oz can stewed tomatoes
4-10oz cans Rotel (tomatoes with green chilies
3-15oz cans of beans (1 each of black,red,kidney)
1 cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic minced
1 pkg dry Italian dressing mix
Saute onion and garlic until tender. Brown the meat. Cook all ingredients in a large stock pot for 1 hour. To reduce sodium, use reduced sodium V-8 juice. To reduce spice, use diced tomatoes instead of Rotel. Freezes well.
After talking to my mom yesterday, I found a reason why some people may not want to use a lot (or any) cabbage. She is on cumadan and has to watch her vit K. We will have quite the time figuring out food when I go visit her the end of the month with her vit k thing, my sister is gluten free and I avoid msg to avoid migraines.