🌾 Chuckwagon Smoky Sausage & Potato Skillet Stew

🌾 Chuckwagon Smoky Sausage & Potato Skillet Stew

Serves: 6–8Prep Time: 10 minutesCook Time: 35 minutes

A quick, hearty stew with big smoky flavor — the kind ranch cooks made when the herd was moving fast and supper needed to be on the table quick!

🐄 Ingredients

• 1 lb smoked sausage, sliced

• 1 tbsp bacon grease or butter

• 1 medium onion, chopped

• 3 medium potatoes, diced

• 2 carrots, chopped

• 1 cup corn (fresh, canned, or frozen)

• 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes

• 3 cups chicken or beef broth

• 1 tsp smoked paprika

• ½ tsp garlic powder

• ½ tsp black pepper

• ½ tsp salt (adjust to taste)

• Optional: pinch of cayenne for “trail heat”

🍳 Instructions

1. Brown the Sausage

Heat a Dutch oven or skillet pot over medium heat. Add sausage and let it brown slightly for deeper flavor.

2. Add Veggies

Stir in onion, potatoes, and carrots. Cook 5 minutes to soften.

3. Build the Broth

Add corn, tomatoes, broth, and seasonings. Stir well.

4. Simmer

Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat. Simmer uncovered 20–25 minutes, until potatoes are tender and stew thickens.

5. Serve

Ladle into bowls and enjoy with cornbread, biscuits, or your favorite chuckwagon bread.

🤠 Chuckwagon Tip

Cowboys often tossed in leftover biscuits to thicken stew — you can add a crumbled biscuit in the last 10 minutes for an authentic, rustic texture!