🌾 Chuckwagon January 3 Recipe🥔 Old-Fashioned Beef, Onion & Potato Camp Skillet

🌾 Chuckwagon January 3 Recipe

🥔 Old-Fashioned Beef, Onion & Potato Camp Skillet

A humble, hearty winter classic—simple ingredients, deep flavor, and true cold-day comfort.

Serves: 6Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 35–40 minutes

This is the kind of meal a chuckwagon cook made when supplies were simple but appetites were big. Rich beef, tender potatoes, and sweet onions all simmered together until cozy and satisfying.

🥩 Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef or chopped stew beef

• 2 tbsp butter or bacon grease

• 1 large onion, sliced

• 4 medium potatoes, diced

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 3 cups beef broth

• 1 tsp thyme

• ½ tsp smoked paprika

• ½ tsp black pepper

• ½ tsp salt (to taste)

• Optional: splash of Worcestershire or a pinch of chili flakes

🍳 Instructions

1. Brown the BeefIn a Dutch oven or deep skillet, heat butter/bacon grease. Brown the beef; drain excess fat if needed.

2. Add Onions & GarlicStir in sliced onion and garlic. Cook until onions soften and turn fragrant.

3. Add Potatoes & BrothAdd diced potatoes, broth, thyme, paprika, salt, and pepper. Stir well.

4. SimmerBring to a gentle boil, then reduce heat. Cover and simmer 25–30 minutes, until potatoes are tender and the broth thickens slightly.

5. ServeSpoon into bowls and serve with cornbread, biscuits, or a slice of skillet bread.

🤠 Chuckwagon Tip

For extra richness, mash a few potatoes right in the pot during the last 5 minutes—old camp-cook thickening at its best.