{Best Ever} Brunswick Stew

Out of every single soup & stew that is out there - not a one of them holds a candle to the way I feel about Brunswick Stew. Not trying to toot my own horn, but I make a mean pot of Brunswick Stew.  It is one of those recipes that I have worked on for years until I got it just right.  

It is the best Brunswick Stew I have ever had, and anyone that has been at my house & had a bowl (or three) of it rapidly agrees.  Yes, it is that good.

Best Ever Brunswick Stew

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(This makes 12-16 servings - check out how to freeze individual servings for later.  This freezes GREAT!)
Ingredients:

• 1 (4 pound) whole chicken
• 1.5 cups chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped bell pepper
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 3 - 16oz cans diced tomatoes
• 1 - 8oz can tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons white vinegar
• 5 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
• 1 cup chicken stock (reserved from boiling the chicken)
• 1 pound potatoes, peeled & cubed
• 1 - 16oz can baked beans
• 2 tablespoons hot sauce
• 1.5 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 - 16oz can corn
• 1 - 16oz can lima beans
• 1/2 cup - 1 cup bbq sauce (depending on your tastes...I add 1 cup to mine, sometimes a little more)

Instructions:


Cook chicken in a large stockpot of boiling water for 45 minutes with the lid on.  

Remove chicken from liquid to cool.  Reserve 1 cup of the chicken stock & freeze the rest.  Please don't throw it away - that's good stuff!  Skin, bone, & chop chicken.

Saute onion & bell pepper in hot oil in your large stockpot until tender.  Add chopped chicken, tomato, & next 4 ingredients.

Combine flour & 1 cup of reserved chicken stock, whisking until smooth.  Stir into chicken mixture.  Add potato & next 5 ingredients.

Cover & cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 40 minutes.  Add corn and lima beans.  Cook for 10 additional minutes.  Add in the bbq sauce, starting with 1/2 cup.  Taste & add more depending on your tastes.

       

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