HOBO STEW – 4 INGREDIENTS
If you love easy recipes, then you will love this Hobo Stew. It’s super simple and a great hearty meal.
❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
We love the simplicity of this recipe and it reheats well too, so it’s perfect for a busy week when you need a quick and delicious meal. Make our Southern Fried Cornbread and you have a hearty meal your family will love. This dish reheats really well so we enjoy it for a few days. This dish is also wonderful for camping; you can make all of this over an open flame in an iron skillet or pot!
SWAPS OR ADDITIONS
You can easily use ground turkey in this recipe if you want to add a little more protein, or switch our the ground beef for pork sausage. You can also use any kind of baked beans; we like the maple flavor. You can add 1/3 cup ketchup or barbecue sauce, 2 to 3 tablespoons yellow mustard, you could use smoked sausage or pork sausage or even hot dogs instead of ground beef. If you like spicy, you could add whatever spices you like, hot sauce or cayenne.
I made the recipe as
instructed and added Ranch Style Beans, seasoned the ground beef and potatoes, and added jalapenos to the recipe. Came out delicious!!
OTHER EASY RECIPES
Hobo Stew
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 28 ounce can Maple cured bacon baked beans, undrained (could use just about any kind of beans)
- 3 to 4 medium potatoes
Instructions
- Boil the potatoes covered in water, remove, peel and chop or slice. I use red potatoes because they hold up well in a recipe.
- In a skillet on top of the stove fry the hamburger and onion. Drain the hamburger. Combine ground beef, onion, beans, and cooked potatoes in a skillet, cover and simmer for about 20 minutes.
Notes
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I’m planning on making this next week and was wondering if it’s okay to add ketchup and mustard to the mixture. Or should I just add one or the other? Thanks ladies for sharing this wonderful recipe! Can’t wait to try it!
I have only ever made it the way it is written, so I can’t say. Hope you love it!
Made this today. It was easy to do and really great tasting. It will be a regular recipe. The recipe makes a 4 quart crockpot full. I’ll have to freeze half of it . Way too much for 2 people,but so delicious! Thanks so much, y’all.
You’re very welcome! I think this recipe could easily be cut in half for the future, if you decide to make it again.
Made this tonight for the second time. I used Yukon gold potatoes, and fried them up with half an onion. Then, made as directed. The gold potatoes held up perfectly, and the texture of the sweet onion fried taters added to the yum factor!
I made the receipe as instructed and added Ranch Style Beans, seasoned the ground beef and potatoes and added jalapenos to the recipe. Came out delicious!!
Thank you Cindy! So happy you enjoyed the recipe and thank you for the great comment.
This sounds delicious. I’m going to try it as written. Then I might consider adding some tomatoes.
Made this. But i used 3 Russet potatoes with skin on. And added 1/3 cup of barbecue sauce. Was DELICIOUS
The recipe does not call for any salt and I guess you could use sodium free beans of some kind, Linda.
I don’t have an onion on hand, could I use onion powder instead or would it not work as well?
Sure, you can try it! Let me know how it works out 🙂
I know this is an older question but I figured I would answer you as well just in case someone else wonders the same thing. Now I haven’t made this yet or anything but I hardly ever have onions at home and I always use onion powder or dried onion in my recipes and it works fine!
I don’t think I would add all three at one time but one of the three to the other ingredients, Debra.
Made this tonight, used Bush’s baked beans & sausage. It was a hit ! The kids & hubby loved it! I’ll definitely be making it again. Thanks!!
So glad this recipe was a success! Thank you so much for letting me know. Have a wonderful week.
How long do you boil the potatoes for?
Until you can stick a fork in them and they are done. About 10 minutes or so.