Easy Meatball Stew, Cajun Style

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

cajun seasoning

🥗Healthier: homemade spice blend

💰Cheaper: creole seasoning

Homemade blends can be lower in sodium.

okra

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: green beans

Zucchini provides a similar texture, while green beans are often less costly.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth reduces sodium and calories.

Heat olive oil in a pan.

Dice up 1 onion and add it to the pan along with the trinity mix of bell pepper and celery.

Sweat the vegetables down to get the juices flowing.

Add 8 cups of water and bring it back up to a boil to create an onion broth.

Stir in 3 heaping tablespoons of roux until dissolved, ensuring no burnt bits on the bottom.

Let it simmer for about 15 minutes.

Season with Tony's seasoning and let it simmer for another 5 minutes before adding the meat.

Use fresh pork sausage, breaking it into 1.5 inch pieces to form meatballs.

Simmer the stew for about 30 minutes, checking the thickness at 20 minutes.

After 30 minutes, check the consistency; it should be a nice thick gravy that coats the back of a spoon.

Serve the stew on a bed of rice with corn.

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