Texas Cowboy Stew
Texas Cowboy Stew is a hearty, one-pot comfort dish inspired by Wild West ranch hands, featuring ground beef, smoked sausage (often kielbasa), and sometimes bacon simmered with potatoes, beans, corn, tomatoes, and Southwestern spices like chili powder and cumin. It blends the richness of beef stew with the bold flavors of chili, resulting in a thick, smoky, and filling meal perfect for feeding a crowd.
Equipment
- dutch oven
Ingredients
- 2 lb ground beef
- 2 packages kielbasa sausage sliced into ½ inch pieces
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 14.5oz cans peeled and diced tomatoes, drained
- 4 medium baking potatoes peeled and diced
- 2 15oz cans pinto beans, with liquid
- 1 15.2oz can whole kernel corn, Drained
- 2 14.5oz can diced tomatoes with green chile pepper, with liquid
- 1 10oz package frozen mixed vegetables
- 4 cups of water
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp chili powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a dutch oven over medium heat, sauteé onion. Add ground beef and cook until there’s no pink left
- Add sliced sausage
- Pour in tomatoes, pinto beans, corn, potatoes, diced tomatoes with chiles and veggies
- Mix everything until well combined, add spices
- Add water, bring to a boil, and simmer for one hour