22 Cowboy Recipes to Make While You Listen to Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’

This collection is full of bold, Beyoncé-worthy flavor.

Cowboy Carter Dishes
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If you're anything like us, Beyoncé’s masterful Cowboy Carter has been on repeat in your home (and head) since it was released to universal acclaim last week. Also, if you're anything like us, you don't plan to switch it up anytime soon—so you might as well make the most of your new personality.

That's why we've rounded up our very best cowboy-inspired recipes to whip up while you listen to your new favorite album for the 100th time. There might not be any "Spaghettii" in this roundup, but we promise it's full of bold, Beyoncé-worthy flavor.

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Cowboy Caviar

bowl of bean salad on placemat
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"Cowboy caviar is a quick, refreshing dish made with black-eyed peas and other pantry staples you're sure to have on hand." —Cooknik

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Slow Cooker Cowboy Beans

Slow cooker cowboy beans in a white bowl with a spoon.

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"This cowboy beans recipe delivers a hearty dish of beans, ground beef, and bacon in a sweet and tangy sauce." —Heather

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Texas Cowboy Stew

an overhead view, looking into a pot of texas cowboy stew

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"This easy cowboy stew recipe is hearty and filling with kielbasa sausage, cumin, chiles, and chili powder for some Southwest appeal." —Glenda Beall

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Cowboy Cookie Mix in a Jar

close up view of Cowboy Cookie Mix in a Jar with a red bow, next to cookies on a plate, nuts in a jar and chocolate chips in a measuring cup
Mackenzie Schieck

"Cowboy cookies in a jar—layered for a beautiful mix that is great for gift-giving or bake sales." —Phyllis

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Cowboy Casserole with Biscuits

Cowboy Casserole
Melissa Goff

"This combination of hamburger, beans, and bacon over biscuits will bring out the cowboy in anyone. It has become a family favorite. It is so easy to make, and we love to make it when we're camping." —SMART-ALEKS

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Cowboy Skillet Casserole

Cowboy Skillet Casserole

"This zesty cowboy skillet is made up of meat, beans, peppers, and topped with sweet corn bread. A great, fast family pleaser or potluck dish." —MZOJIBWAY

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Cowboy Mashed Potatoes

Cowboy Mashed Potatoes

"Quick, easy and delicious mashed potatoes with corn and carrots." —Steve

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Cowboy Tacos

Cowboy Tacos. Photo by Wyattdogster

"It doesn't take very long to whip up a fun meal with this recipe for cowboy tacos. Cowboys love these meaty tacos with chili beans and olives." —Joan Schweger

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Baked Cowboy Dip

Oval platter full of a sausage and cheese dip topped with sliced green onions
Chef John

"Whether you eat it cold, piping hot right out of the oven, or after it's cooled a bit, you'll agree that this creamy, cheesy baked cowboy dip full of corn, tomatoes, and chile peppers is so addictive!" —Chef John

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Cowboy Macaroni

Cowboy Macaroni in a white bowl
moonkid

"This cowboy mac and cheese includes a hearty combination of lean ground beef, macaroni, and cheese, plus a tomato sauce that will make you jump up and click your spurs together. It's a favorite meal of any cowboy." —D CARNES

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Uptown Cowboy Caviar

Uptown Cowboy Caviar

"This cowboy caviar recipe is a colorful, delicious bean salsa." —Katie Paulson

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Easy Cowboy Beans (Frijoles Charros)

Easy Cowboy Beans Frijoles Charros

"This is a tasty, zesty side dish that can easily become a main meal. Serve soupy with warm flour tortillas or crusty bread, crumble corn bread on top, or scoop up with tortilla chips. Like mac and cheese, it's a great comfort food." —Nancy

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Cowboy Casserole

Cowboy Casserole cooked until golden-brown and garnished with extra bacon and green onion

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"This hearty cowboy casserole is comfort food at its best with a creamy filling and crispy tots." —Julia Levy

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Cowboy Pie

close up view of Cowboy Pie garnished with fresh herbs in a cast iron pan, on a blue and white place setting
ReneePaj

"This may be one of my favorite recipes!!! I’ve made it at least a dozen times and it never disappoints!!" —brandeisel

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Cowboy Butter

a top down view of a colorful snack board served with two forms of cowboy butter.

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"You'll want to put this easy-to-make, flavorful compound butter on everything." —Marianne Williams

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Cowboy Oatmeal Cookies

cowboy oatmeal cookies

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"BY FAR THE BEST COOKIES IN THE WORLD!!! I can't believe how well these turned out! I took a commercial baking class in school, and we had a recipe for oatmeal cookies that we would sell to the public, and it was NOWHERE near as good as these cookies!" —tattoodprincess

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Cowboy Pizza

2 slices of Cowboy Pizza with olives
Lela

"This is a copycat recipe of Papa Murphy's cowboy pizza—it is filling and very hearty with two meats, mushrooms, olives, and three different cheeses. The best part is that you can make two plus pizzas for the price it costs to buy one." —Soup Loving Nicole

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Greek Cowboy Hash and Eggs

Greek Cowboy Hash and Eggs

"This meal is great for brunch and simple to scale down for a quick dinner when you're cooking for yourself." —Michael Beezner

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Bow-Tie Cowboy Pasta Salad

Bow-Tie Cowboy Pasta Salad
lutzflcat

"This cowboy salad is a tasty mix of fresh veggies, bow-tie pasta, and a delectable ranch sauce that your family will gobble up as quickly as mine did!" —Stephanie

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Cowboy Caviar Soup

Cowboy Caviar Soup

"All the ingredients of cowboy caviar are combined in this thick and flavorful soup. Pureed corn and water are the base of this soup to keep the sodium levels down. Roasted vegetables are stirred in at the end, along with fresh lime juice and cilantro just like cowboy caviar." —Chef Mo

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Hot Cowgirl Dip

hot cowgirl dip in a skillet with chips

Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

"That's because this dip, nicknamed Hot Cowgirl Dip, is poised to take the Southwest trend to another level. It's creamy, it's cheesy, and it's practically begging to get on your next party spread." —Courtney Kassel

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