Yield: 4

Total Cook Time: 45 minutes

Base Ingredients/Notes/Suggestions:

• Mashed potatoes (add butter, cream, minced garlic and/or sour cream to make they heavenly)
• Mashed sweet potatoes (add butter, cream and/or brown sugar)
• Baked sweet potatoes, cubed
• Potato salad
• Mac and cheese (use a box kind, make it easy)
• Red beans and rice

Meat Ingredients/Notes/Suggestions:

• Pulled chicken, shredded (or leftover rotisserie chicken)
• Pulled pork, shredded
• Pork spare ribs (try these Instant Pot ribs)
• Beef brisket
• Smoked sausage links

Topping Ingredients/Notes/Suggestions:

• Cheddar cheese, shredded
• Dill pickles, sliced
• Pickled red onions, sliced (or not pickled)
• Pickled cucumbers, sliced
• Lettuce, chopped (or arugula, spring mix, whatever is in the fridge)
• Jalapenos, chopped (or pickled)
• Baked beans or red beans
• Cole slaw
• Creamed sweet corn
• Pineapple, chopped
• Cornbread, sliced or muffin
• Sour cream
• Favorite BBQ sauce (or make a quick homemade one)

Instructions:

1. Make desired base ingredients -- boil cut up potatoes and mash with butter and other desired flavors, make mac and cheese based on boxed instructions or gather any previous leftovers for the base
2. Prepare meat option -- make pulled pork or chicken in the crock pot, chop up smoked sausage and submerge in BBQ sauce on stove, Instant Pot ribs or gather any previous leftovers
3. Pull together toppings
4. Assemble bowls -- base, meat and toppings