🍂🌻 Chili Champions & Backyard Cooks 🌻🍂 🍁 Chuckwagon Fall Recipe of the Day — Tuesday, September 15, 2026 🍗🧀 Creamy Harvest Chicken & Bacon Stuffed Shells with Garlic-Parmesan Sauce 🥓🍁 Good morning, folks! 🤠🍂 Today's recipe is one of those creamy, cheesy, stick-to-your-ribs suppers that makes the whole house smell wonderful! We're stuffing jumbo pasta shells with seasoned chicken, crispy bacon, spinach, ricotta, and cheese, then covering them in a homemade garlic-Pa

🍂🌻 Chili Champions & Backyard Cooks 🌻🍂 🍁 Chuckwagon Fall Recipe of the Day — Monday, September 14, 2026 🥩🍎 Harvest Country Salisbury Steak with Apple-Onion Gravy & Brown Butter Mashed Potatoes 🥔🧅 Good morning, folks! 🤠🍂 It's Monday, and we're starting the week with some old-fashioned country comfort food with a little fall twist! Today's Harvest Country Salisbury Steak features tender seasoned beef patties smothered in a rich brown gravy filled with caramelized oni

🍗🍎 Sunday Harvest Chicken & Apple Dumplings 🥕🥣 Good morning, folks! 🤠🍂 It's Sunday, and today we're making the kind of meal that reminds me of an old-fashioned supper at Grandma's house. ❤️ We're taking tender chicken, carrots, celery, onions, apples, and herbs and simmering them in a rich, creamy country broth. Then we're dropping fluffy cheddar-herb dumplings right on top. The apple might sound unusual, but it adds just a little fall sweetness without turning our supp

🥩🔥 Campfire Cowboy Steak & Harvest Vegetable Foil Packs 🥔🌽 Good morning, folks! 🤠🍂 It's Saturday, so let's take supper outside to the grill! Today's recipe is perfect for the backyard, campground, or even the oven. We're loading foil packets with tender steak bites, baby potatoes, corn, mushrooms, onions, and peppers, then covering everything in a smoky garlic-herb cowboy butter. Each person gets their own little packet filled with a complete meal—and cleanup couldn't b

🥓🍠 Maple Bacon Pork Tenderloin with Cinnamon-Apple Sweet Potato Hash 🍎🍁 Good morning, folks! 🤠🍂 Happy Friday! Today we're filling the kitchen with some wonderful fall aromas. We're taking a juicy garlic-and-herb pork tenderloin, brushing it with a savory maple-Dijon glaze, and finishing it with crispy bacon. Alongside it, we're making a colorful sweet potato, apple, onion, and pecan hash that gives us just enough sweetness to balance that savory pork. Best of all, this

🥩🧅 Harvest French Onion Meatballs with Garlic-Parmesan Mashed Potatoes 🥔🧀 Good morning, folks! 🤠🍂 Today's fall supper takes good old-fashioned meatballs and gives them a country French-onion twist! We're making tender beef meatballs, smothering them in caramelized onions and a rich beef gravy, topping everything with melted cheese, and serving it over creamy garlic-Parmesan mashed potatoes. This one's warm, hearty, budget-friendly, and made for a cool evening around the

🥘🧀 Smoky Cowboy Chicken Pot Pie with Cheddar Cornbread Crust 🌽🍗 Good morning, folks! 🤠🍂 We're bringing out the cast-iron skillet today for a fall supper that's pure country comfort! Instead of a traditional pie crust, we're topping a creamy, smoky chicken-and-vegetable filling with a golden cheddar cornbread crust. It's warm, filling, easy enough for a weeknight, and one of those meals where everybody wants to scrape the last little bit out of the skillet! ❤️ 🍗 Cowboy

🍗🍎 Brown Sugar Apple Butter Chicken with Bacon & Harvest Potatoes 🥔🥓 Good morning, folks! 🤠🍂 After our Labor Day cookout, let's settle back into the week with an easy one-pan fall supper! Today's Brown Sugar Apple Butter Chicken has juicy chicken thighs coated in a sticky, savory-sweet apple butter glaze, surrounded by crispy potatoes, apples, onions, and smoky bacon. It's simple enough for a Tuesday night but pretty enough to serve when company comes over. ❤️ 🍗 Apple

🇺🇸🔥 Chili Champions & Backyard Cooks 🔥🇺🇸 🤠 Labor Day Chuckwagon Recipe — Monday, September 7, 2026 🏆🍖 Labor Day Championship BBQ Pulled Pork Loaded Potato Bar 🥔🌽 Good morning, folks! 🤠🇺🇸 Happy Labor Day! Today we're firing up the backyard cooker for a meal made for gathering family and friends around the table. Our Championship BBQ Pulled Pork is smoky, tender, and coated in a homemade sweet-and-tangy sauce, then piled high onto crispy baked potatoes with all th

🍂🌻 Chili Champions & Backyard Cooks 🌻🍂 🍁 Chuckwagon Fall Recipe of the Day — Sunday, September 6, 2026 🍗🍎 Sunday Harvest Stuffed Chicken with Apple-Cranberry Cornbread Dressing 🍎🍗 Good morning, folks! 🤠🍂 Since it's Sunday, let's make something a little extra special for the family table! Today's recipe is juicy chicken breasts stuffed with homemade apple-cranberry cornbread dressing, baked in a savory herb butter sauce and finished with a touch of maple. It's got a

🥩🍄 Autumn Cowboy Beef Tips & Mushroom Gravy Over Garlic Cheddar Mash 🥔🧀 Good morning, folks! 🤠🍂 Happy Friday! We're heading into the weekend with some serious country comfort food. Today's Autumn Cowboy Beef Tips & Mushroom Gravy features tender bites of beef simmered low and slow with mushrooms, onions, garlic, and a rich brown gravy. We're spooning all that goodness over buttery garlic cheddar mashed potatoes. This is the kind of supper that makes you want to pull up

🥩 Cowboy Pumpkin Chili with Maple Cheddar Cornbread 🌶️🍁 Good morning, folks! 🤠🍂 Today we're putting a fall spin on a chuckwagon favorite—CHILI! 🌶️ Before anybody runs away because they see pumpkin in the name, hear me out! 😄 The pumpkin makes this chili thick, rich, and creamy without giving it a pumpkin-pie flavor. Add smoky beef, sausage, bacon, beans, tomatoes, peppers, and plenty of spices, and you've got one hearty pot of Cowboy Pumpkin Chili. And because chili ne

🍂🌻 Chili Champions & Backyard Cooks 🌻🍂 🍁 Chuckwagon Fall Recipe of the Day — Wednesday, September 2, 2026 🍗🍎 Harvest Apple Cider Chicken & Butternut Squash Skillet 🍎🍁 Good morning, folks! 🤠🍂 September is here, and we're keeping those cozy fall flavors coming! Today's recipe is a beautiful one-skillet harvest supper filled with juicy chicken, roasted butternut squash, apples, onions, bacon, and a savory apple-cider maple glaze. It's colorful, hearty, and perfect for

🥓 Creamy Country Pumpkin & Bacon Soup with Cheddar Garlic Biscuits 🥓🧀 Good morning, folks! 🤠🍁 Hello, September! 🍂 We're welcoming a brand-new month with a warm pot of homemade soup that tastes like fall comfort in a bowl. And don't worry—this isn't a sweet pumpkin soup! Our Creamy Country Pumpkin & Bacon Soup is savory and hearty, with pumpkin, potatoes, smoky bacon, onions, garlic, herbs, and cream. Add a warm cheddar garlic biscuit for dipping, and you've got the perf

🥩🍎 Country Apple Butter Meatloaf with Maple Bacon Mashed Sweet Potatoes 🍠🥓 Good morning, folks! 🤠🍂 We're closing out August with a recipe that gives us a delicious little preview of all those cozy September and fall flavors headed our way! Today's Country Apple Butter Meatloaf takes an old-fashioned family favorite and gives it a chuckwagon fall twist with a sweet-and-smoky apple butter BBQ glaze. We're serving it alongside creamy mashed sweet potatoes loaded with maple

🥘🍎 Harvest Apple Cider Pork Chops with Maple Bacon Sweet Potatoes 🍎🥓 Good morning, friends! 🤠🍂 We're getting an early taste of fall at the chuckwagon today! Imagine thick, juicy pork chops sizzling in a cast-iron skillet with apples and onions, all covered in a buttery apple-cider maple glaze. Alongside them, we're making roasted sweet potatoes with maple syrup, smoky bacon, and just a touch of cinnamon. Your kitchen is going to smell like fall has officially arrived! �

🥩🔥 Cowboy Smothered Steak Bites with Loaded Garlic Butter Potatoes 🔥🥔 Good morning, friends! 🤠 Today's recipe is some serious country comfort food! We're making tender, juicy steak bites smothered in caramelized onions, mushrooms, and a rich brown gravy, served alongside crispy garlic-butter potatoes loaded with bacon and melted cheddar. This is the kind of supper that makes folks ask, "When are we having THAT again?" ❤️ 🥩 What You'll Need Cowboy Steak Bites 2 lbs sirlo

🏆 Cook-Off Recipe Card 🍗 Campfire Honey Garlic Chicken Ingredients 2 lbs boneless chicken thighs ⅓ cup honey 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 Tbsp soy sauce 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 tsp smoked paprika 1 tsp onion powder ½ tsp black pepper Salt to taste Directions Whisk together honey, garlic, soy sauce, mustard, olive oil, and seasonings. Reserve a small portion of the sauce before adding the raw chicken. Marinate chicken in the remaining sauce for at least 30 minut

🍗🥔 Sunday Homestyle Smothered Chicken & Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes 🥔🍗 Good Sunday morning, friends! 🤠❤️ Sundays call for something warm, comforting, and made for gathering around the table. Today's recipe is an old-fashioned country supper—tender seasoned chicken smothered in a rich homemade onion gravy and served over creamy buttermilk mashed potatoes. This is the kind of meal that fills the house with a wonderful aroma while everyone is getting home from church. Add gr