We put it together yesterday morning. After browning the meat and onions, we do it the lazy way in a crockpot. It makes the house smell so darn good all day. We eliminated the extra cans of green chilies. The chilies with the tomatoes was just enough. Why a stew? 'Cause it's easy to heat up on the propane cooktop when power goes out.ski3pin said:Critique - A very tasty stew. We loved the pinto and the kidney beans. Browning the beef well gave it a great favor. But, it was just a bit too hot for our taste. Next time around I will cut the recipe in half and eliminate the cans of chopped green peppers. The stew had great favors, it doesn't need to be hot.