Chuck Wagon Salad Food

CHUCK WAGON SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta in boiling water until al dente. Drain.
• In a medium mixing bowl, combine pasta, beef, onion, and green pepper. Mix well. Stir together barbecue sauce and prepared mustard, and mix into beef mixture.
• Serve beef mixture over mixed greens, and garnish with tomatoes.

CHUCK WAGON SANDWICH

Steps:

• Heat beef patty by pan frying in shallow oil or baking in oven at 350F 10-12 minutes or until crispy, whichever is directed for your patty or whichever you prefer.
• Assemble ingredients on warmed or toasted bun and serve with chips, fries, onion rings, etc.

CHUCKWAGON BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir bacon and onion in pot until the onion is tender, 7 to 10 minutes; add ketchup, dry mustard, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, salt, and black pepper.
• Reduce heat to low and cook bean mixture at a simmer until hot, about 10 minutes; pour into a large casserole dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until bubbling on top, 10 to 15 minutes.

CHUCKWAGON CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet and sauté the onion and bell pepper until soft but not browned, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook another minute.
• Add the ground beef and cook until browned; drain excess fat if needed. To the beef, add the beans, corn, tomato soup, milk, cheese, chili powder, Worcestershire sauce and Cajun seasoning. Stir over medium heat until well blended. Taste; add salt and pepper, as needed.
• Transfer to a 9 x 13 inch casserole dish. Bake uncovered at 375 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes, or until hot.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter and set aside to cool. Remove the casserole from the oven, dip the biscuits in the butter and scatter on the top of the casserole dish. Sprinkle the tops of all of the biscuits with cornmeal. Return to the oven and bake uncovered, at 375 degrees F, for an additional 20 to 25 minutes OR until biscuits are cooked through and golden brown. Check bottoms of center biscuits and return to oven if not cooked through.
• Serve immediately with a green vegetable or a side salad.

CHUCKWAGON BEEF & PASTA SKILLET

Steps:

• In large nonstick skillet, brown ground beef, bell pepper and onion over medium heat 6 minutes or until outside surface of beef is no longer pink, breaking beef up into 3/4-inch crumbles.
• Pour off drippings.
• Stir in broth, pasta, barbecue sauce and water; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer 10 to 15 minutes or until pasta is almost tender.
• Uncover skillet; continue cooking 5 to 7 minutes or until pasta is tender and sauce is thickened, stirring occasionally.
• Sprinkle with cheese before serving.

CHUCK WAGON POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Wash and cut potatoes into bite-size pieces. Place potatoes in a medium sized roasting pan. Add diced onion, shallots, garlic and bacon. Mix potatoes and other ingredients with softened butter until ingredients are coated thoroughly with butter. Cover with foil and cook approximately for 1 hour or until the potatoes are almost fork tender. Remove foil. Season with salt and pepper and place back in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until potatoes have a nice golden brown color. Garnish with grated cheese and chives.
• This recipe was provided by a finalist, who may or may not be a professional cook, for The Next Food Network Star. Food Network has not tested this recipe and therefore, we cannot make representation as to the results.

CHUCKWAGON SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef, onion, and sweet peppers until meat is brown.
• Drain off Fat.
• Stir in beans, tomatoes, katsup, chili powder, mustard and pepper sauce.
• Bring to boiling and reduce heat Summer uncovered for 20-25 minutes or until thickened.
• To serve, spoon onto buns or rolls (I add a slice of cheese to this).

CHUCKWAGON STEAK

Steps:

• Place meat in plastic bag and set in large bowl. Combine remaining ingredients, except chips; and pour into bag over meat. Close bag tightly around meat. Place in refrigerator and marinate 6 to 8 hours or overnight.
• Build a medium fire in a covered bbq. Arrange coals at back and sides of firebox. Place a 12 x 10 inch drip pan made of heavy duty foil in center of firebox under grill and fill with water. Sprinkle some of the dampened chips over coals. Remove meat from marinade, reserving marinade.
• Place meat on grill over drip pan. Close hood and cook to medium doneness (25 minutes on each side) brushing occasionally with marinade on each side.
• Add more hickory chips every 20 minutes.
• Season meat to taste with salt and pepper if desired.

CHUCK WAGON STEW

Steps:

• Combine the sugar and flour.
• Coat beef with flour mixture and brown in olive oil in large dutch oven.
• Add seasonings, tomatoes and broth to meat.
• Cover and simmer on low heat for 1 hour or until meat is tender (cook time will depend on how large your chunks of meat are).
• Stir in potatoes, carrots and celery and cook for 20 minutes longer, or until veggies are fork tender.
• Add peas and corn and cook for 15 minutes longer.
• Serve with cornbread or a crusty bread and a salad and you have a fantastic meal.

CHUCK WAGON STEW

Steps:

• Brown the ground beef with the onion in a large skillet over medium heat; drain the excess fat from the pan. Stir the potatoes, beef bouillon, and water into the beef. Drain the liquid from the canned green beans into the beef mixture; set the green beans aside. Cook the mixture until the potatoes are soft. Add the green beans and diced tomatoes and cook until hot. Season with salt and pepper before serving.