Today is Monday morning on the farm. What do I cook? I need to get rid of meat and use of veggies and it’s lightly snowing outside with 10-20 mile an hour winds – for Central Alabama folks, that’s just plain COLD! So I am making my Momma’s Use What’s in the Pantry Stew LOL It is simple and the longer it cooks, the sweeter tasting the tomato based stew gets!

I was talking to my precious nephew last night and I asked what was his favorite food and he said “BUTTER!” I asked him “Like Peanut Butter?” and he said “No, BUTTER! I like Butter!” Well sweetheart, we love it too so along with my Pantry Stew, I am making The Pioneer’s Woman’s THE BREAD! Literally the best bread you will ever eat and perfect for this stew!

Make It On Monday from the Pantry: Pulled BBQ Pork Crockpot Stew

Here is what I pulled from the Pantry and my freezer and it’s ALL going into the Crockpot so my house will smell amazing when my hungry farmer comes home for lunch! And then I will thicken it up for Supper and pour it over Garlic Smashed Potatoes! I am blessed to grow and can most of our food, but substitute what you have in your Freezer and cupboards!

INGREDIENTS

1 Quart Roasted Tomato Sauce…….or a jar of your favorite flavor Ragu or even a can of Tomato Paste mixed with 1 cup of water

1 Quart Canned Green Beans or a 28 oz can of Allen’s Italian Cut Style Green Beans……or two 15 oz can green beans you might have

1 – 15oz can Black Eyed Peas – or Lima or White beans  – use what your family likes!

1 –  15oz  can Yellow Sweet Corn

1 pound of pulled BBQ pork (I also show some beef stewbones in the above picture, but didn’t use them) ALWAYS save and freeze your meat you have leftover

1 Large Sweet Onion – coarsely chopped

2 Tablespoons of Butter AND ALWAYS Salt and Pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS

Add all ingredients except for the onion and butter into at least a 5 quart crockpot.

In a small pan or skillet, melt the butter and add the onions. (The picture below shows the onions before they were coarsely chopped) Saute’ them until they are translucent. Pour them on top of the mixture in the crockpot and stir well.

I cook it on High for 4 hours so it will be a thinner stew at lunch time.

FOR SUPPER:  I will add 2 Tablespoons Self Rising flour mixed well in a coffee cup with 3 Tablespoons of cold water. Transfer the stew to a large Stockpot, slowly add the flour/water mixture and cook over Med High heat until thickened. Serve over Garlic Smashed potatoes with the Perfect bread below!

And here is The Link to the Pioneer’s Woman’s PERFECT BUTTERED BREAD RECIPE – just click on the link below

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/09/the-bread/

Here’s what mine looks like with all that butter BEFORE:

And here is the after! Ya’ll Enjoy!!!

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Grew up in Clearwater, Florida. Graduated from Clearwater High School. Work for Pinellas County Schools as a technology technician. View all posts by Two Cousins and a Skillet