Cabbage Patch Stew
November 8, 2012
You make look at the title and think is Meagan having some kind of kid flashback! Yes, I grew up in the late 80’s and the 90’s and loved my cabbage patch dolls. I even had a set of twin dolls that I took everywhere with me.
If I wanted to jump on the trampoline you better believe that they were right there jumping too.
Now I go into toy stores and I’m overwhelmed at the amount of toys kids have to choose. My niece has an American Girl doll and I remember going to the store a couple of years ago and let me tell you, it was quite the experience. You could eat with your doll in the store and they even had a doll salon where they could change up the hairstyles.
Do girls even play with barbies anymore???
You may ask why I am rambling on and on about my childhood and dolls these days, but when I think of this recipe all I can think of are my cabbage patch dolls.
I found a similar recipe the other day in an OLD paper cookbook with 4-H recipes. After checking out most of the ingredients I knew I had to make the stew even though the hot weather came back to Houston.
ENJOY!
Cabbage Patch Stew
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef 93/7
- 1 cup onions, diced
- 1 cup celery, chopped
- 1 cup carrots, diced
- 1 14.5oz. can stewed tomatoes
- 1 15oz. can ranch style beans
- 1 8oz. can tomato sauce
- 1/2 head of cabbage, chopped
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 3 cups water
- salt to taste
Instructions
Brown the meat in a large skillet over medium heat. When meat is no longer pink drain and place in crock pot.
Add the carrots, onions and celery to the skillet and saute for 5-7 minutes. Then place them into the crock pot.
Add the rest of the ingredients to the crock pot and stir. Cover and cook on low for 4 1/2 hours.
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What a hearty and inviting stew!! I want a bowl. 🙂
Cabbage Patch, love it, I had one of the dolls an uncle gave me. Funny.
I made this soup for dinner tonite and it was delish. I sorta tweaked a bit, I added 1 cubed zucchini, 1 med cubed potato, 1 cup sml pieces of broccoli, and a handful of sml shell pasta. Also I used a can of pinto beans instead of the beans in your original recipe. I turned out so darn good. Thank you for your recipe. I hope you don’t mind that I tweaked it. Ta da!
Thanks so much for letting me know Ree that you enjoyed the recipe. You can always change up a recipe to your liking!
I recently decided to recreate the same dish, but with a modern twist—using kitchen appliances—and, of course, everything didn’t go as planned: the blender got stuck, and the mixer refused to work. I had to look up the best kitchenaid phone number to figure out what was going on. Funny enough, while I was waiting for a response, the stew had time to steep and turned out absolutely incredible. Sometimes even breakdowns enhance the flavor—if you approach them with patience and humor.
I love how recipes can bring back memories, especially when they remind me of my childhood favorites. When I read about this Cabbage Patch Stew, I couldn’t help but think of my own dolls and the good times spent with them. You can find similar nostalgic vibes on this site: spin bara. Cooking something like this stew makes me feel connected to those days, and I bet the comforting aroma would draw anyone in. It’s amazing how certain dishes can evoke such strong feelings and connections to our past, isn’t it?