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Brunswick Stew

This classic Brunswick Stew recipe is hearty and filling, with pulled pork, chicken, corn, and butter beans in a tangy BBQ tomato broth!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Brunswick Stew
Servings: 8 servings (about 1 & 1/2 cups per serving)

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 sweet Vidalia onion , diced
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 cloves garlic , minced
  • 3 teaspoons chicken bouillon
  • 3 cups hot water
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 28 ounce can fire roasted diced tomatoes , undrained
  • 1/2 cup BBQ sauce
  • 1 can butter beans , rinsed and drained
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce
  • 2 cups frozen corn , rinsed
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 cups pulled pork (see note)
  • 1 baked chicken breast , shredded

Instructions

  • In a large stew pot, add 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 diced Vidalia onion, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook until glossy and slightly browned over medium-high heat, about 6 minutes.
    Diced onion browning in a stew pot.
  • Add 4 cloves minced garlic and cook until fragrant, about 20 seconds.
  • Whisk together 3 teaspoons chicken bouillon and 3 cups hot water. Then, whisk 2 tablespoons tomato paste into the broth. Deglaze the bottom of your stew pot with the cooked onion and garlic with the tomatoey chicken broth.
    Tomato broth being poured into a stew pot with diced onions.
  • Add the 28 ounce canned fire roasted diced tomatoes (with their juices), 1/2 cup BBQ sauce, 1 can rinsed butter beans, 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, 1 teaspoon hot sauce, 2 cups rinsed frozen corn, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Let simmer for 10-15 minutes.
    Frozen corn added to Brunswick stew in a stew pot.
  • Mix 2 cups pulled pork and 1 baked and shredded chicken breast into the stew.
    Pulled porn added to Brunswick stew in a stew pot.
  • Let it simmer for another 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
    A spoon scooping out some Brunswick stew from a stew pot.
  • Taste and adjust salt and pepper if needed.
    Close up of a ladle scooping up some Brunswick stew.

Notes

*However much pulled pork you have left over from a full recipe will do, even if it’s just 1 cup. The beauty of this stew is that it’s the perfect solution to use up leftovers. I followed the Belly Full recipes for pulled pork and baked chicken breast, and used the leftovers from those meals to make this recipe.
Possible variations and also instruction to make this stew in a crockpot is included in the article.

Nutrition

Calories: 315kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 986mg | Potassium: 560mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 602IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 95mg | Iron: 3mg