MomsMenu.com Recipe Finder Green Bean Stew

1 pound bacon, chopped
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 pound white onions, peeled and chopped
24 ounces V-8 vegetable juice
2-1lb cans tomato, chopped with juice
2-1lb cans green beans (any but French style) with juice
2 pounds white potatoes, peeled and cut into 1" pieces
2 cups beef broth
salt to taste

Brown the bacon with 1/2 tsp black pepper until crisp, then remove from grease and set aside. Add the onion to the pan and saute until it caramelizes. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil, allowing the potatoes to stay on the bottom of the pot. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Uncover and simmer off some of the liquid.

To "lighten up" this recipe, saute the onion in 1 T of olive oil, and then use lean Canadian bacon or extra lean ham instead of pork bacon.