15 Minute Refried Beans

Kent Rollins' Refried Beans, topped with melted cheese and garnished with green onions

Canned refried beans are ok, but with a little love, they can be great. This recipe is short, but it will make all the difference – and no one will believe it only took fifteen minutes! Start with canned refried beans or canned pinto beans. If you’re using canned pinto beans, drain them before you…

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Mexican Lasagna

Mexican Lasagna is one of the easiest and most flavorful meals that can be made in a Dutch oven over a fire in the great outdoors. It’s a Cowboy favorite, and has been a meal I made every time I spent cooking on a ranch. If you own our first cookbook, A Taste of Cowboy,…

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Smoked and Crispy Fried Whole Chicken

Kent Rollins' Smoked and Fried Chicken or Cornish Game Hens

The most delicious way to cook a whole chicken is to get a great smoke flavor all over the chicken and then fry it up to be as crispy as possible. You can use a whole chicken or a Cornish game hen. The end product will be so tasty that your family won’t want to…

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Whole Hog Cooking!

Kent Rollins marinating a whole hog during roasting.

Large family gatherings, reunions, and celebrations are often centered around food. On farms and ranches, it is a common practice to roast a whole hog on a spit throughout the day while the kids play and the adults make up for lost time by playing corn hole, horse shoes, or just sitting around with a…

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Rolled Beef Fajitas- The New Way to Fajita!

Kent Rollins perfectly grilled and smoked rolled fajitas

Experience Fajitas in a brand new way – all rolled up in a nice flank steak and smoked. The assembling of the fajitas happens at the beginning of this recipe. When you pull the finished product out of the smoker, slice onto a fresh tortilla and behold the magnificence of fajita flavor. We appreciate you…

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New Mexico Stacked Enchiladas

  We appreciate you sharing our recipes with your friends & family! Our friends Jim & Carol over at the Fresh Chile Co have been making red enchilada sauce from fresh red Hatch chilies for decades. What started as jars of Enchilada sauce made to give away at Christmas each year to friends and family…

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Bacon-Wrapped Stuffed Shrimp

Grilled bacon wrapped stuffed shrimp on a gril with fire peeking through the grates

Let’s talk barbecued shrimp. A lot of times, people will go for quantity over quality. I prefer to buy my shrimp about as large as you can find them, and I make fewer of them. Why? Well, the larger shrimp can be prepared in creative ways. Besides, they generally have a better flavor and they’ll…

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Frito Pie

Frito Pie by Kent Rollins

Howdy, and thanks for stopping by the website! We recently hosted a live cook at our YouTube channel, and this post will summarize the tips and tricks we used to make the best Frito Pie you’ve ever had. The free printable recipe is at the bottom of this post if that’s what you’re looking for.…

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Breakfast Enchiladas

A white plate with red trim holds an enchilada covered with a sunny side up egg

When Shannon and I are cooking breakfast for cowboys out on the trail, we feed them a meal that will fuel them all day long so they can focus on the job they’ve been hired to do. Breakfast enchiladas do the trick AND they can be started the night before.  Breakfast enchiladas can be served…

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Loaded Baked ‘Tater

Two baked potatoes with extra crispy skin.

Howdy folks, and thanks for stopping by the website! This recipe will give you all the tips and tricks you need to make a perfect loaded baked potato with extra crispy skin. I’m grilling up a steak to top this tater with, but you can use other types of grilled and smoked meat. I’d suggest…

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