Description
Crockpot Texas Cowboy Stew is a hearty, comforting slow cooker meal packed with ground beef, kielbasa sausage, potatoes, beans, corn, and vegetables. It’s bold, cozy, and perfect for busy weeknights when you want a filling dinner with minimal effort.
Ingredients
1.5 lbs ground beef
1 lb kielbasa sausage, sliced
1 medium yellow onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 large gold potatoes, peeled and diced
30 oz pinto beans, rinsed and drained
15 oz whole kernel corn, drained
15 oz diced tomatoes, undrained
14 oz Rotel tomatoes, undrained
10 oz frozen mixed vegetables
2 cups beef broth
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Fresh parsley, chopped (for garnish)
Instructions
In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown the ground beef until fully cooked and crumbled.
Add the diced onion and minced garlic and cook for 2 minutes until fragrant. Remove from heat.
Transfer the beef mixture to a 6-quart or larger slow cooker.
Add all remaining ingredients and stir gently to combine.
Cover and cook on HIGH for 3–4 hours or on LOW for 6–8 hours, until potatoes are tender.
Garnish with fresh parsley and serve warm.
Notes
This stew thickens as it sits—add extra broth if needed.
Mild Rotel can be used for less heat.
Leftovers taste even better the next day.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 980 mg
- Fat: 26 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 8 g
- Protein: 32 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg