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| This is the chili sauce I use but Heinz is good too. Look for it near the ketchup. |
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| Everything combined and simmering in the dutch oven. |
I used to have a recipe for Cowboy Stew that uses chili sauce. Moving several times, I've misplaced some cookbooks. Well, technically I haven't lost them. I have them somewhere in the black hole that is our storage unit. So I did what I usually do when I don't have the instructions or I've never done it before....I WING it! I have a habit of making up my own recipes. I like to grab whatever is in the pantry (it's a long drive to town!). So here is my rendition of Cowboy Stew. I've never found another recipe that uses chili sauce. My "new" one does! You can find chili sauce in the ketchup aisle. I use Kroger brand but Heinz makes it too.
Cowboy Stew
- 1 lb. ground beef (or ground turkey)
- 5 medium potatoes
- one 12 oz. bag frozen crinkle cut carrots (or if you want to use fresh, baby carrots)
- one 12 oz. bottle chili sauce
- 1 beef bouillon cube
- one 15 oz. can pinto beans, drained (you can sub chili beans, baked beans, etc)
Peel and cut potatoes into large bite-size pieces. Place in large saucepan with carrots and enough water to cover. Add beef bouillon cube. Par-boil ( until they're almost soft when you poke them with a fork). Meanwhile, brown ground meat in a dutch oven. Drain fat and return meat to dutch oven. Add entire bottle of chili sauce. Add entire pan of potatoes, carrots, and cooking liquid. Stir. Add beans. Simmer about 15 minutes or until potatoes are completely soft. I serve mine with cornbread but the stew is good with yeast rolls or biscuits too! This makes a dutch oven full, 6 servings if you're really hungry. And you will be when you smell this cooking!
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| Thought I'd make you hungrier and get really close up! |
