🌾 Agape Love Chuckwagon Weekend Recipes🌾 Friday – March 13🍲 Campfire Cowboy Chili Stew

🌾 Agape Love Chuckwagon Weekend Recipes

🌾 Friday – March 13

🍲 Campfire Cowboy Chili Stew

A thick, smoky chili-style stew packed with beef, beans, and rich western flavor.

Serves: 6–8Cook Time: 45–50 minutes

🌶 Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef

• 1 small onion, diced

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 1 can kidney beans, drained

• 1 can pinto beans, drained

• 1 can diced tomatoes

• 3½ cups beef broth

• 1 tbsp chili powder

• 1 tsp cumin

• ½ tsp smoked paprika

• Salt & pepper to taste

🍳 Instructions

1. Brown ground beef in a Dutch oven.

2. Add onion and garlic; cook until soft.

3. Stir in beans, tomatoes, and broth.

4. Add seasonings and bring to a gentle boil.

5. Reduce heat and simmer 30–35 minutes until thick and rich.

🤠 Chuckwagon Tip: Chili tastes even better the next day.

🌾 Saturday – March 14

🥓 Creamy Chicken, Bacon & Potato Camp Chowder

A rich and cozy chowder — tender chicken, crispy bacon, and potatoes in a creamy broth.

Serves: 6–8Cook Time: 40 minutes

🥔 Ingredients

• 4 slices bacon, chopped

• 2 tbsp butter

• 1 onion, diced

• 3 potatoes, diced

• 2 cups cooked shredded chicken

• 4 cups chicken broth

• 1 cup half-and-half

• ½ tsp black pepper

• Salt to taste

🍳 Instructions

1. Cook bacon in a Dutch oven; remove and set aside.

2. Add onion and potatoes to bacon drippings.

3. Pour in broth and simmer 20 minutes.

4. Add chicken and cream.

5. Simmer 5–7 minutes.

6. Top with bacon before serving.

🤠 Chuckwagon Tip: Mash a few potatoes against the side of the pot for a thicker chowder.

🌾 Sunday – March 15

🍲 Homestead Beef & Barley Sunday Soup

A peaceful Sunday comfort soup — hearty beef, wholesome barley, and vegetables simmered slowly.

Serves: 6–8Cook Time: 50–60 minutes

🥩 Ingredients

• 1 lb beef stew meat

• ¾ cup pearl barley

• 2 carrots, sliced

• 2 celery stalks, chopped

• 1 onion, diced

• 1 can diced tomatoes

• 5 cups beef broth

• 1 tsp thyme

• ½ tsp black pepper

• Salt to taste

🍳 Instructions

1. Brown beef in a Dutch oven.

2. Add onion, carrots, and celery; cook 3–4 minutes.

3. Stir in barley, tomatoes, broth, and seasonings.

4. Simmer 45–50 minutes until barley is tender.

🤠 Chuckwagon Tip: Barley thickens soup naturally and makes it extra filling.