Add the chicken stock, tomatoes with juice, lima beans, corn, potatoes, and tomato sauce (if desired) to the slow cooker. Add water if necessary to fill slow cooker at least 3/4 full. Cook on high ...

Even though I grew up in Virginia, one of the two states that lays claim (the other is Georgia) to inventing Brunswick ... this stew is pretty easy and quick to make, it gets better over time ...

The stewmasters will be coming from all over the state of Virginia and beyond to cook up their own version of the tomato-based stew. Most Brunswick Stew uses a healthy dose of lima beans ...