Beef Chuck and Oxtail Stew

DIRECTIONS

In a dutch oven or large pot brown your meat until done. Drain your meat and place the meat in a bowl an sat it aside.

In the same pot (don’t wash it) on low/med heat add your butter, onions and peppers. Sauté those for 2-3 minutes careful not to burn. Add your tomato paste and stir. Let it cook for 1 minute. To that you’ll add Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and basil. Stir until combined. Let it cook for 1 minute

Next, add in your crushed tomatoes and tomato sauce. Stir. Now add in your beef bullion powder, Stir. Lastly add your sugar, pinch of salt,hot sauce(optional), and beef stock. Stir and let cook on simmer/low for 30 minutes uncovered

1 box spaghetti noodles,cooked

Cooked ground beef

2 cups mild cheddar cheese, shredded

2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded

Plus additional cheese to add on top (both cheeses)

Large Casserole dish

Preheat your oven 350

In the casserole dish add your noodles,ground beef 2 ladles of sauce and 1 cup of mild cheddar cheese. Combine it well. Next add in 2-3 more ladles of sauce and the rest of your shredded cheese (remember to have extra cheese for the top), mix. Now this next part depends on if you want it saucy. You can add more sauce it’s completely optional.