Weekend Chuckwagon Recipes for January 10th & 11th — designed to be extra cozy, slow-simmered, and perfect for family time when there’s no rush and plenty of love in the kitchen. 🤠❄️🍲

🌾 Saturday – January 10th

🥩 Weekend Chuckwagon Beef & Dumpling Stew

A Saturday classic — rich stew with soft, fluffy dumplings made to linger over.

Serves: 6–8Cook Time: 1 hour

Ingredients

• 1½ lbs beef stew meat

• 2 tbsp bacon grease or butter

• 1 small onion, diced

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 3 medium potatoes, diced

• 2 carrots, sliced

• 2 celery stalks, chopped

• 5 cups beef broth

• 1 tsp thyme

• ½ tsp black pepper

• ½ tsp salt (to taste)

Dumplings

• 1½ cups flour

• 2 tsp baking powder

• ½ tsp salt

• ¾ cup milk

• 2 tbsp melted butter

Instructions

1. Brown beef in bacon grease; remove and set aside.

2. Sauté onion and garlic. Add vegetables and cook 3–4 minutes.

3. Return beef, add broth and seasonings. Simmer 40 minutes.

4. Mix dumplings. Drop spoonfuls onto stew.

5. Cover and simmer 12–15 minutes until fluffy. Serve hot.

🤠 Saturday Tip

Dumplings were a weekend favorite — filling, comforting, and perfect for stretching a pot.

🌾 Sunday – January 11th

🍗 Sunday Chuckwagon Roasted Chicken & Vegetable Pot

A slow, peaceful Sunday meal — nourishing, simple, and deeply comforting.

Serves: 6–8Cook Time: 1½–2 hours

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken (4–5 lbs)

• 2 tbsp butter

• 4 medium potatoes, quartered

• 3 carrots, chopped

• 2 celery stalks, chopped

• 1 onion, quartered

• 4 cups chicken broth

• 1 tsp thyme

• 1 tsp poultry seasoning

• ½ tsp black pepper

• Salt to taste

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325°F.

2. Place vegetables in a Dutch oven. Set chicken on top.

3. Rub chicken with butter and seasonings.

4. Pour broth around chicken. Cover and roast 1½–2 hours.

5. Rest 10 minutes, then serve with broth spooned over vegetables.

🤍 Sunday Tip

Sunday meals were about rest, reflection, and gratitude — simple food, shared slowly.