Hungry Cowboy Hen–seasoned hen tenderloins, pinto beans, bacon and corn all cooked collectively in a candy and smoky barbecue sauce. A straightforward dump and go recipe that you would be able to prepare dinner in your Immediate Pot, Crockpot or oven (see all instructions within the recipe card under).
Hungry Cowboy Hen
Yeehaw! In case you’re craving a scrumptious and hearty meal that’s match for a hungry cowboy or cowgirl, you then’re in for a deal with. Hungry Cowboy Hen is a mouthwatering dish that mixes tender, juicy hen with a zesty barbecue sauce, bacon crumbles, pinto beans and extra!
This recipe is very easy to place collectively. It’s a “dump and go” kind of recipe with no sautéing or browning steps. You may select which cooking technique works greatest for you…Immediate Pot, oven or Crockpot. A enjoyable a part of this dinner is the Fritos on prime. I discovered a brand new (a minimum of I believe they’re new?) number of Fritos referred to as Fritos BBQ Chips. They certain had been tasty! Hungry Cowboy Hen type of jogs my memory of a cowboy hen chili and it certain was tasty on a soothing Sunday night.
Components/Substitution Concepts
- Hen tenderloins–recent or frozen
- Garlic powder
- Black pepper
- Kosher salt
- Cumin
- Chili powder
- Onion powder
- Cayenne pepper
- Olive oil–or canola oil
- Hen broth–or water and Higher than Bouillon
- Frozen candy white corn–or a drained can of corn
- Pinto beans–or black or kidney beans
- Barbecue sauce–I used candy child ray’s
- Bacon crumbles
- Cheddar cheese–or colby jack
- Fritos corn chips–I used the Fritos Bar B Q corn chips…they’re new, I consider.
Immediate Pot Steps
Add hen, garlic powder, pepper, salt, cumin, chili powder, onion powder, cayenne and oil into Immediate Pot. Stir to coat the hen within the oil and seasonings.
Pour within the broth.
Dump within the corn, beans and barbecue sauce. Don’t stir.
Cowl Immediate Pot and safe the lid. Make sure that valve is ready to sealing. Set the handbook/strain prepare dinner button to 2 minute on excessive strain. When time is up let pot sit for five minutes after which transfer valve to venting. Take away the lid.
Stir within the bacon and cheddar.
Serve the hen, beans and sauce with a scoop of Fritos and a dollop of bitter cream.
Notes/Ideas
- Serve with a giant hunk of cornbread and honey butter.
- I used my 6 quart Immediate Pot*. You too can make this in a 3 or 8 quart pot.
- Retailer leftovers in an hermetic container* within the fridge for as much as 5 days or within the freezer for as much as 3 months.
- Can I make this with one other reduce of hen? I just like the hen tenderloins as a result of they keep good and tender. Nonetheless you can even reduce up hen thighs or hen breasts into cubes and use as a substitute of the tenderloins. They may use the identical strain cooking time (2 minutes).
- This recipe may be gluten free for those who use a gluten free barbecue sauce. Miss the cheddar and bitter cream for a dairy free dinner.
- Different recipes you may make with bacon crumbles are Immediate Pot Smothered Hen and Rice and Soccer Mother Soup.
Extra Immediate Pot Cowboy Recipes…
Immediate Pot Tacky Cowboy Soup
A hearty soup with beef, potatoes and cheese. An ideal supper on your hungry cowboys and cowgirls!
Immediate Pot Cowboy Spaghetti
Straightforward spaghetti recipe with bacon, floor beef, Rotel, barbecue sauce and cheese. A hearty pasta dish that comes collectively rapidly with the assistance of your Immediate Pot.
Immediate Pot Cowboy Stew
A hearty stew with smoked sausage, floor beef, bacon, corn and beans. You may make this within the Immediate Pot or the sluggish cooker.
Immediate Pot Cowboy Hen Casserole
Hen, beans, corn, cheddar and barbecue sauce with a scorching piece of cornbread on prime. A hearty and straightforward meal that your cowboys and cowgirls will love.
Immediate Pot Cowboy Potatoes
Baked potatoes with a meat and bean topping after which completed off with bitter cream, cheese and bacon.
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Hungry Cowboy Hen
Prep Time: quarter-hour
Prepare dinner Time: 2 minutes (plus 5 minute NPR)
Complete Time: 17 minutes
Yield: 4–6 servings 1x
Description
Seasoned hen tenderloins, pinto beans, bacon and corn all cooked collectively in a barbecue sauce. A straightforward dump and go recipe that you would be able to prepare dinner in your Immediate Pot, Crockpot or oven
Components
Scale
Directions
Immediate Pot Directions:
- Add hen, garlic powder, pepper, salt, cumin, chili powder, onion powder, cayenne and oil into Immediate Pot. Stir to coat the hen within the oil and seasonings.
- Pour within the broth. Dump within the corn, beans and barbecue sauce. Don’t stir.
- Cowl Immediate Pot and safe the lid. Make sure that valve is ready to sealing. Set the handbook/strain prepare dinner button to 2 minute on excessive strain. When time is up let pot sit for five minutes after which transfer valve to venting. Take away the lid.
- Stir within the bacon and cheddar.
- Serve the hen, beans and sauce with a scoop of Fritos and a dollop of bitter cream.
Sluggish Cooker Directions:
- Add hen, garlic powder, pepper, salt, cumin, chili powder, onion powder, cayenne and oil into sluggish cooker. Stir to coat the hen within the oil and seasonings.
- Stir within the broth, corn, beans and barbecue sauce.
- Cowl and prepare dinner on low for two hours.
- Stir within the bacon and cheddar.
- Serve the hen, beans and sauce with a scoop of Fritos and a dollop of bitter cream.
Oven Directions:
- Warmth oven to 375 levels.
- Add hen, garlic powder, pepper, salt, cumin, chili powder, onion powder, cayenne and oil into 9×13 inch pan. Stir to coat the hen within the oil and seasonings.
- Stir within the broth, corn, beans, barbecue sauce and bacon.
- Sprinkle the cheddar on prime.
- Bake within the oven for 20-25 minutes.
- Serve the hen, beans and sauce with a scoop of Fritos and a dollop of bitter cream.
- Class: Hen
- Methodology: Immediate Pot
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