Recipe - Meatball Stew

1 Recipe Of Basic Meatballs; *
4 Carrots; Md, **
2 Celery Stalks; ***
3 Potatoes; Md, ****
16 ounce Stewed Tomatoes; 1 Cn
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Instant Beef Bouillon
1/8 teaspoon Pepper
1 Bay Leaf
Three fourths cup Water

* See Recipe 12.
** Carrots should be scraped and cut into 1inch pieces.
*** Celery should be cut into 1inch pieces with strings removed.
**** Potatoes should be pared and cut into 1inch dice.
Prepare basic meatballs except cook in a Dutch oven. Drain off excess
fat. Add the remaining ingredients and heat to boiling. Reduce the heat,
cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender,
about 40 minutes. Remove the bay leaf and serve.

NOTE:

You can substitute 1 24oz package of frozen stew vegetables for stew for
the carrots, celery and potatoes.