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Cowboy Stew Pressure Cooker Recipe You Gonna Love

A hearty one-pot meal made with bacon, kielbasa, and ground beef combined with beans, vegetables, and seasonings — all easily cooked in a pressure cooker for deep, savory flavors fast.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 8 servings
Calories 745 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Pressure cooker

Ingredients
  

Main ingredients

  • 4 slices Bacon chopped
  • 2 packages Kielbasa sausage sliced into ½ inch pieces
  • 1 ½ pounds Ground beef 80/20
  • 1 medium Onion diced
  • 3 cloves Garlic minced
  • 3 tablespoons All-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons Salt
  • ½ teaspoon Black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Chili powder
  • 1 can Petite diced tomatoes 14.5-ounce, with liquid
  • 2 cans Baked beans or ranch beans 16-ounce each, with liquid
  • 1 can Chopped green chilies 7-ounce, with liquid
  • 1 can Sweet corn 15-ounce, with liquid
  • 2 medium Russet potatoes peeled and cubed
  • 1 cup Water
  • 2 tablespoons Parsley chopped

Instructions
 

Instructions

  • Cook bacon until crispy in the pressure cooker. Remove and set aside.
  • Add kielbasa and brown in bacon drippings. Remove and set aside.
  • Add ground beef, onion, and garlic. Cook until beef is browned.
  • Sprinkle flour, salt, pepper, and chili powder over meat. Stir and cook for 1 minute.
  • Add diced tomatoes, beans, green chilies, corn, potatoes, bacon, sausage, and water.
  • Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 60 minutes. Stir occasionally.
  • Garnish with parsley before serving.
  • For thicker stew, make a slurry and simmer on sauté setting for a few minutes after cooking completes.
  • Let pressure release naturally for best texture before opening the lid.

Notes

This cowboy stew gets better the next day. Store in fridge for up to 4 days or freeze for longer storage. Reheat gently to avoid drying out.