Best Cowboy Stew Recipes

TEXAS COWBOY STEW

Steps:

• Crumble the ground beef into a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage, garlic and onion; cook and stir until the meat is no longer pink. Drain off grease, and transfer the contents of the skillet to a large pot.
• Pour the tomatoes into the pot with the meat, and stir in the potatoes, pinto beans, corn, diced tomatoes with chilies, mixed vegetables and water. Season with cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper. Cover, and simmer over medium-low heat for at least 1 hour. Stir occasionally. The longer this stew cooks, the better it gets.

COWBOY STEW

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 4-6 minutes or until flavors are blended.

RANCH STEW AKA COWBOY STEW

Steps:

• Brown the meat with the onion, green pepper and garlic. Do not drain.
• Add undrained vegetables and and seasoning.
• Simmer a minimum of 20 minutes.

COWBOY STEW II

Steps:

• Brown the ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until no longer pink. Drain off any excess grease.
• In a stock pot or Dutch oven, combine the ground beef, tomatoes, corn, green beans, red beans, and onion. Season with oregano, cayenne pepper, and salt and pepper to taste. Cover and simmer for at least 50 minutes over medium to low heat. The longer it cooks, the better it gets!

COWBOY CHICKEN & BEAN STEW

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large casserole dish with a lid. Add the onion and bacon, and cook over a medium heat for 15 mins, until the onion is really soft and starting to brown, and the bacon is crisp. Push to the side of the pan, increase the heat and add the chicken pieces. Cook for a few mins until the meat is nicely browned, but don't worry if it's not evenly coloured. Add the paprika, tomatoes, along with half a can (200ml) water, the barbecue sauce, herbs, a pinch of salt and a generous amount of black pepper. Cover with a lid, lower the heat to a gentle simmer and cook for 45 mins, stirring occasionally.
• Check that the chicken is tender - if not, cover again and cook for 15 mins more. Add the beans and simmer, uncovered, for 20 mins until the sauce is thickened. Serve in bowls topped with grated cheddar and tortilla chips, if you like.

COWBOY STEW

Steps:

• Brown meat in butter.
• Transfer to a large stockpot and add remaining ingredients.
• Cook until potatoes and carrots are done.

"COWBOY" STEW

Steps:

• Brown bacon in a large (8-quart capacity) pot. Add beef and brown in the bacon fat. Add onions, celery and carrots and saute for about 5 minutes. Add red wine and beef broth, and simmer until reduced by half. In a small bowl, mix flour and oil, then stir this mixture into the stew and let simmer for a few minutes to thicken and integrate flavors. Add potatoes, okra and bay leaves to the stew and let cook until potatoes are fork tender. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.

CROCK POT COWBOY BEEF & BAKED BEANS STEW

Steps:

• Mix stew meat, potatoes, onions, salt and pepper in crock pot.
• Spread beans over meat mix.
• Cover and cook on low heat 8-10 hours until beef is tender.

SLOW-COOKER COWBOY STEW

Steps:

• In 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, mix beef, potatoes, onion, salt and pepper. Spread beans over beef mixture.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 8 to 10 hours or until beef is tender.

CROCK POT COWBOY STEW

Steps:

• Brown ground beef, onion, and pepper together. Drain well.
• Put all ingredients into crock pot; cover and cook on LOW 7 to 12 hours.

COWBOY STEW I

Steps:

• Crumble the ground beef into a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until beef is no longer pink. Drain off grease. Reduce heat to medium-low and stir in the corn, chili with beans, baked beans, tomato sauce and green chilies. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

SON OF A GUN STEW (COWBOY STEW)

Steps:

• First, prepare all the meats for the stew. Combine beef tongue and tripe in a kettle; add water to cover. Simmer for about 30 minutes, then lift out tripe. Let it cool slightly and cut into strips. Continue to cook tongue for another 30 to 40 minutes. Drain tongue and let it cool slightly, then pull off skin. Cut of fat and gristly portions and cut tongue into 1 1/2 inch cubes.
• Meanwhile, soak kidney in salted water for about 1 hour, then cut into cubes, cutting out all white veins and fat. Cut beef heart and liver into 1-inch cubes. Parboil brains and sweetbreads in lightly salted water for about 15 minutes. Drain them and cut brains into 1-inch cubes. Remove membrane from sweetbreads and cut or break into pieces.
• Dice the salt pork. In a large heavy Dutch oven or kettle fry it until crisp and brown. Peel and slice onions and add to salt pork. Cook until brown. Add all pieces of meat except brains and sweetbreads. Cook meat in browned onions, turning and stirring frequently, for about 10 to 15 minutes. Add hot water, salt, pepper, and Worcestershire sauce. Crush marjoram and thyme and stir into stew. Cover and simmer for about 2 to 2 1/2 hours, or until meats are tender. Add brains and sweetbreads and continue simmering another 30 minutes or so. If desired for thickening, blend flour with cold water and stir into stew. When stew simmers again and is thickened, it is ready to serve. (You may not want to thicken the stew). Serve with whatever you wish-steamed rice, mashed potatoes, buttered noodles-or lots of crusty homemade bread. Make 8 to 10 servings.
• NOTE: Some versions, notably from Texas, are thickened by sprinkling in a little cornmeal and served with corn bread.
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SLOW-COOKER COWBOY STEW

Steps:

• Cook meat, in batches, in large nonstick skillet on medium heat until evenly browned, stirring occasionally; spoon into slow cooker. Add flour and chili powder; mix well.
• Add all remaining ingredients except cheese; stir. Cover with lid. Cook on LOW 6 to 8 hours.
• Serve topped with cheese.

ONE POT COWBOY TRAIL STEW

Steps:

• Brown meat, then add bacon.
• Add onion and cook until soft. Drain.
• Put mixture into a crockpot or large stewpot.
• Add the rest of the ingredients.Stir well.
• Simmer four hours or more. The longer the better.

SLOW-COOKER COWBOY STEW (COOKING FOR 2)

Steps:

• In 2 1/2- to 3 1/2-quart slow cooker, mix beef, potato, onion, salt and pepper. Spread beans over beef mixture.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 8 to 10 hours or until beef is tender.

CROCKPOT COWBOY STEW

Steps:

• 1. Make sure that your crockpot is at least 5qts.
• 2. Brown the hamburger with the chopped garlic cloves on the stove top. Drain the fat. Let sit in the pan for a bit to cool.
• 3. Open all of you cans, and dump them into the crockpot. Drain the corn and the potatoes, but add the rest of the can liquid to the crockpot.
• 4. After adding all of the can contents, add the browned meat and a cup of water. Stir with a spoon to mix a bit.
• 5. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours, or on high for 4-5. Soup and stew tastes better the longer you cook it, so opt for the longer cooking time if you can.
• 6. Garnish with sliced jalapeno peppers, if desired.

"COWBOY STEAK AND WHITE BEAN STEW"

Steps:

• 1. Brown the steak in the oil in a skillet. Wash the dried beans. Place the steak, beans, water and all of the other ingredients in the slow cooker and stir together. Cook on low for 7-8 hours. Taste for seasoning, it might need a tad more salt.
• 2. If you are going to bake it in the oven, mix it all together in an ovenproof Dutch oven on the stove top and bring to a boil. Cover and place in the oven at 325 degrees for 4 hours.

COWBOY STEW

Steps:

• Spray the bottom and sides of crock pot with non-stick cooking spray.
• Layer the browned ground beef, rice mix, crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes (do not drain), and corn in crock pot. Do not stir.
• Cover and heat on low for 4 hours or until rice is tender. Stir well and serve.

COWBOY STEW

Steps:

• Combine garlic, onion, pepper, and ground beef in skillet. Sprinkle with seasoning mix while browning meat.
• Move ingredients to crock pot (set crock pot to medium).
• Add remaining ingredients to crock pot.
• Cook for five or more hours. Add salt and chili powder to taste.

HARRIET AND MARLO'S COWBOY STEW

Steps:

• Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add beef and onion; cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add tomatoes, pork and beans, creamed corn, whole kernel corn, ketchup, cumin, chili powder, and garlic powder. Stir to combine. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
• Reduce heat to medium or medium-low. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until stew is hot and flavors meld, about 20 minutes.