Pirate's Stew

¾ cup sliced onion
1 lb ground beef
½ cup uncooked, long grain rice
3 cups diced raw potatoes
1 cup sliced raw carrots
1 cup diced celery
2 cups caned light red kidney beans drained
1 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
¼ tsp chili powder
¼ tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 ½ cup tomato sauce
½ cup water

In a pan brown beef and onions. If needed, drain off fat from beef. Layer ingredients in slow cooker in the order given. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours, or until potatoes and rice are cooked.