Recipe - Chuck Wagon Skillet

Chuck Wagon Skillet

This recipe was adapted from the Pillsbury One Dish Meals Cookbook.

1 lb. ground beef
1/2 c. chopped onion
1 tsp. cumin
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. chili powder
1 1/2 c. water
1 small zucchini sliced
1 c. frozen corn
1 15 oz. can stewed tomatoes, undrained
1 1/2 c. uncooked rice
1 c. shredded Cheddar cheese

Brown ground beef and onion in large skillet until beef is cooked and onions are clear.  Stir in seasonings, water, zucchini, corn and tomatoes.  Bring to a boil.  Stir in Rice.  Reduce heat to low.  Cover and simmer 5-7 minutes or until liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally.  Remove skillet from heat.  Fluff mixture with fork and sprinkle with cheese.  Cover for a few minutes so the cheese melts.

21 comments:

  1. what size can of stewed tomatoes is called for here? This sounds really good and would love to make it this week. Thanks

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  2. Use the standard 15 oz. can. I'll update the post. Thanks for the question. Let me how it turns out for you! We haven't made it yet this year and we're ready for it.

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  3. This looks delicious and hearty; also a breeze to make!

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  4. Sounds tasty, easy and cheap. These are a few of my favorite things!

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  5. I love this combination of ingredients, and also that it doesn't require firing up the oven - I want to make this!!

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  6. This sounds good. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

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  7. This looks very easy to make, and sounds delicious. I will try your special recipe on the weekend.

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  8. This sounds really good I'm going to try this.

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  9. A good old-fashioned recipe that will never go out of "style". Love recipes like this!

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  10. This looks really god and it is fairly simple. I am going to make it this weekend.

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  11. This sounds like it was served on a cow drive! And includes lots of fresh ingredients!

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  12. This sounds yummy, my family would love it!

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  13. This sounds so good. We really like zucchini and it sounds like a great addition.

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  14. This sounds really good. I like simple, hearty, easy to make recipes since I am not a big cook.

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  15. This sounds really good, thanks for sharing.

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  16. Oh, I could easily see this being a family favorite!

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  17. This sounds like a fun recipe. I've never tried a chuck wagon skillet.

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  18. I love the name for this recipe. It sound's very good.

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  19. A nice recipe and it sounds wonderful.

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  20. Love the name of this recipe! I haave a lot of pain and read that cutting out tomatoes and other foods in the nightshade family would help reduce my pain. Is there a different ingredient you might recommend to substitute for the tomatoes in this recipe?

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