Chuck Wagon Recipes Dutch Oven

CHUCKWAGON BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or skillet, brown beef well in oil. After the beef is cooked, remove and put into a deep pot. Add the garlic and mix well. Add water, tomatoes, lemon, onions, salt, pepper, and sugar. Mix well and simmer 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Add carrots, potatoes, cloves, and crushed basil leaves. Cover, and cook until vegetables are tender. Add canned peas, and cook until they are heated through, about 4 minutes. If necessary, to thicken gravy, thicken with flour, dissolved in water. Serve hot.

CHUCKWAGON CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet and sauté the onion and bell pepper until soft but not browned, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook another minute.
• Add the ground beef and cook until browned; drain excess fat if needed. To the beef, add the beans, corn, tomato soup, milk, cheese, chili powder, Worcestershire sauce and Cajun seasoning. Stir over medium heat until well blended. Taste; add salt and pepper, as needed.
• Transfer to a 9 x 13 inch casserole dish. Bake uncovered at 375 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes, or until hot.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter and set aside to cool. Remove the casserole from the oven, dip the biscuits in the butter and scatter on the top of the casserole dish. Sprinkle the tops of all of the biscuits with cornmeal. Return to the oven and bake uncovered, at 375 degrees F, for an additional 20 to 25 minutes OR until biscuits are cooked through and golden brown. Check bottoms of center biscuits and return to oven if not cooked through.
• Serve immediately with a green vegetable or a side salad.

ONE-POT CHUCKWAGON CHOW

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook the beef, onion and green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Add the corn, beans, tomato sauce and seasonings; cover and cook 5-10 minutes longer or until heated through.

AWARD-WINNING CHUCK WAGON CHILI

Steps:

• Sprinkle beef and pork with half of the chili powder. In a Dutch oven, brown meat in batches in 2 tablespoons oil; drain and set aside. In the same pan, saute onion and celery in remaining oil until crisp-tender. Add the garlic, chilies and remaining chili powder; cook 1 minute longer., Stir in the broth, beer, tomato sauce, chocolate, cumin, oregano, salt, mustard, cayenne and meat. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until meat is tender.

CHUCK WAGON CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Chop onion and bell pepper.
• Brown meat with onion and pepper un til beef is no loner pink; drain .
• Stir in chili beans, barbecue sauce annd salt. Bring to a boil.
• Spoon into a 9 inch square pan.
• Prepare corn muffin mix acording to package irections; stir in corn.Spoon over meat mixture.
• Bake 30 minutes or until golden brown.

CHUCK WAGON CHOW

Steps:

• Combine flour, salt and pepper in a large plastic bag. Place beef cubes in bag and shake to coat evenly. , In a Dutch oven or large skillet, brown beef in oil. Add onion, green pepper and garlic; cook until peppers are crisp-tender. Stir in chili powder, oregano and reserved vegetable liquid; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until meat is tender, about 45-50 minutes. Stir in beans and corn; simmer 10 minutes or until heated through.