Beefy Chuckwagon Soup Recipes

SPICY CHUCK WAGON SOUP (TASTE OF HOME)

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the flour, paprika, 1 teaspoon chili powder, salt, and garlic powder.
• Add beef and shake to coat.
• In a large pot, brown the beef in oil (in batches if necessary).
• Stir in the onions, tomatoes, beef broth, bay leaf, cayenne, and remaining chili powder.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add potatoes and carrots.
• Cover and simmer 35-40 more minutes or until meat and vegetables are tender.
• Add corn.
• Reduce heat to low and let the flavors blend for 1 hour (you can skip this step if you're in a hurry!).
• Discard bay leaf before serving.

CHUCK WAGON STEW (HARRIS RANCH COPYCAT)

Steps:

• In a large pot, warm olive oil over medium-high heat. Add in the onion, celery, and carrots; saute for 5 minutes until vegetables are tender. Season with a few dashes of salt and pepper.
• Add in the ground beef and cook, breaking up into small pieces with a wooden spoon, until no pink remains, about 3 minutes. Season with a few more dashes of salt and pepper. Drain off fat, if necessary.
• Add in the potato, tomato paste, beef bullion, fish sauce, Worcestershire sauce, canned tomatoes with their juice, and vegetable broth. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to a gentle simmer and cook until potatoes are tender, but not mushy, about 8-10 minutes. Stir in peas and warm through.
• Ladle into bowls and enjoy!

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.

PANTRY CHUCKWAGON SOUP

Steps:

• Using a food processor, blender or immersion blender. puree chicken broth, pinto beans (with liquid), sliced carrots (with liquid), peas, tomato sauce, ham, and green chilies.
• Place puree in your soup pot and add diced tomatoes with liquid, chili, corn, garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder and black pepper. Taste soup first to see if you want salt, because country ham is salty. Also if you subbed regular smoked ham you might want some salt.
• Bring soup to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for 20-30 minutes to give the soup time to blend flavors. Add hot sauce if you like.
• Serve hot with crackers and you can freeze leftovers for probably a month or so.

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.

CHUCK WAGON SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot add 1 tbsp oil over medium high heat add onions, celery and mushrooms and cook till onions are slightly tender add ground beef and cook till browned. Make sure you keep the beef from sticking or clumping. Drain any fats.
• Add remaining ingredients up to but not including the pasta. Cook over medium heat for 1 hr or until veggies are somewhat tender.
• Add your cooked pasta and serve with a dollop of sour cream and some grated cheddar cheese.