Categories: Soups/stews, Meats, Microwave, Chili 
      Yield: 6 servings 
  
      1 lb Navy beans                          1 tb Chopped garlic 
      1 lb Lean beef stew trimmed of           1 tb Chili powder 
           -fat and cut into 1/4 to            1 ts Salt 
           -1/2 inch pieces                    2 tb Tomato paste 
      2 ea Onions cut into 1/2 inch            1 lg Tomato (1/2 lb) cut into 
           -pieces                                  -1/2 inch pieces 
  
       Remove any stones from the beans and wash them thoroughly in 
     a sieve. Place the beans in a pot with beef, onions, garlic, 
     chili powder, salt, tomato paste, tomato and add 6 c  of 
     water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to very low and simmer 
     2 to 2 1/2 hours.