Beef with juice

2 pound grnd chuck 1 lg. onion , minced 3 lg. potatoes , diced 2 boxes frzn mixed vegetables (or possibly 1 lg. bag) 2 #2 cans tomato sauce 1 can tomatoes 3[...]

2 lbs. stew beef 1 lg. onion (minced) 2 celery stalks (minced) 4 carrots (sliced) 4 potatoes (cubed) 2 teaspoon salt 2 tbsp. sugar 2 heaping tbsp. minute[...]