Beef Stew, crockpot or stovetop

I have two go-to recipes for Stew. One is all fancy with stew meat and fresh cut vegtables but the other to me is better, faster and easier!



Stew La La (ok so I tried to be funny)
This has more ingredients for a double batch bc leftovers are so yummy!
2 lbs ground sirloin
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
2 cans of canned mixed vegtables, not drained. if you use frozen then you will increase your liquid
1 can Ranch Style Beans, not drained. Then fill to the top with water and pour in
1 small can tomato sauce, then fill to the top with water and pour in

Brown your meat, seasoning with your choices of seasonings. I use garlic powder, chilli powder, dash of cumin, salt, pepper and worshershire sauce.
Pour all ingredients into crock pot and cook on high for 5 hours or so. If you are going to cook on stove top then mix all of the ingredients with cooked beef and simmer for 20 minutes.

I serve with cornbread muffins or cheddar bay biscuits or grilled cheese.

Chicken ~N~ Dunklins

Thats what my Teegan calls them!



Jacey's Chicken N Dunklins

3-4 chicken breasts, skinless/boneless
1 box or 2 cans chicken stock
water
salt, pepper, dried parsley, oregano

Place chicken breasts in stock and add water enough to cover the chicken breasts, the pot will be about 1/2 to 3/4 full. Add seasonings.

Cook on medium/high heat until chicken is cooked thru. Maybe 20 mins?

While chicken is cooking make your dunklins (teegan calls them that), follow recipe below and set aside.


Remove chicken and cut into bite sized pieces.


Add back to boiling broth and pinch off little bite sized pieces of the dunlkins and drop them in.

Cook until bubbly and the whole pot is thick and not runny and all of the dunklins float to the top.

In my family we like extra dunklins so I make a double batch of them.


Dunklins
1 1/2 c. all purpose flour
2 tsps. baking powder
3/4 tsp. salt
3 tbsps canola oil
3/4 c. milk

Mix in bowl until soft dough forms. Then drop by spoonfulls into boiling broth.