Brunswick Stew

This recipe was given to me by Josh’s Mom several years ago and it is one of our family favorites.  I love how simple it is to prepare.  If I do not have the exact ingredients, it is no problem.  I can just throw in other stuff and it still turns out tasting so yummy. 

Ingredients

• 1 – 2 cups of barbecue pork – cooked and chopped

• 1 – 2 cups of chicken – cooked and chopped

• 1 – 2 cups of roast beef – cooked and chopped

• 1 can of whole kernel corn

• 1 can of mild rotel tomatoes

• 1 large can of stewed tomatoes

• 1/2 cup of barbeque sauce

• 1 chopped onion

Directions

• Mix all together and cook on low in crock pot for 4 - 6 hours.  Changing the amount of ingredients is definitely optional on this one.

Additional Tips

• We usually have “just a little bit” of meat leftover from our other meals (roast, barbecue, etc…) so I simply freeze our leftover meat in freezer bags with the date and when we get ready to make this stew I just throw it all in the crockpot.  No need to prepare fresh meat for this recipe!

• It does not hurt to add another can of stewed tomatoes or tomato sauce if you are cooking a larger portion.  I also like to add just a tad bit of water about half way through the cooking just to keep the meats from drying out.

• Ham is really yummy in this stew, which makes this the perfect holiday leftover recipe.

• We also like to throw in sliced mushrooms, butter beans, okra, black eyed peas. You get the idea, right?  Anything goes in this yummy stew!

I cannot say enough how much I love this yummy and EASY recipe and it is so good with hot cornbread on a cold winter night.  Of course, I am the odd one at our house and I like to mix my bread in with my soups.  My sweet hubby and children think I am nuts!!  Ha!!    This particular night we enjoyed another family favorite – Savory Wheat Bread – along with this dish and it was yummy too. 

Enjoy!

Crockpot Beef Stew

This is simmering in our crock pot right now and the house smells sooooo yummy!

Ingredients

• Beef tips – I like to use fresh, tender steak cut up into bite-sized pieces.
• 2 cans of cream corn
• 1 can of field peas
• 1 can of potatoes – We prefer the diced ones.
• 1 pack of onion soup mix
• 1 pack of brown gravy mix
• 1 can of stewed tomatoes

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients into crockpot and cover mixture with water.
2. Add salt and pepper to taste.
3. Cook on low for about 8 hours or low/medium for 4 – 6 hours.
4. Enjoy!

Beef Stew

We just tried out this “new to us” recipe this week and loved it!

Ingredients

• 2 pounds of cubed beef stew meat
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 jars (12 ounce) of beef gravy
• 1/4 cup of Worcestershire Sauce
• 1 pound of small potatoes – halved
• 1 1/2 cups of baby carrots
• 2 cups of frozen peas – thawed
• Salt and Pepper

Directions

1. Season meat with salt and pepper.
2. Brow meat with some hot oil in skillet and transfer to crock pot.
3. Stir in remaining ingredients – except peas.
4. Cook in crock pot on High for 4.5 hours or on Low for 8 hours.
5. Add peas during last 20 minutes.
6. Serve with warm crusty bread
7. Enjoy!

Taco Soup

It is rainy, cloudy, and a tad bit chilly here today.  Perfect weather for Taco Soup!! 

I am very thankful to my sister-in-law Holli for introducing me to this wonderful delicacy several years ago. You can click here for the original recipe that I was given.  Over time, I have changed it up a little and this is pretty much how we enjoy our taco soup around here…

Ingredients:

• 1 pound of hamburger meat
• 1 can of black beans
• 1 can of light kidney beans
• 1 large can of diced tomatoes
• 2 medium cans of shoe peg corn
• 1 package of ranch dressing mix
• 1 package of taco seasoning mix

Directions:

1. Brown and drain hamburger meat.   Do not drain any other ingredients.
2. Mix all ingredients in your crock pot and cook on low approximately 4 hours.
3. Serve with tortilla chips, shredded cheese, and sour cream.
4. Enjoy!