STUFFED MEXICAN CORNBREAD: QUICK WEEKNIGHT DINNER
As always, I over purchased in food preparation for Thanksgiving. With the leftover boxes of Jiffy cornbread mix I decided to make some stuffed mexican cornbread. This uses mostly pantry staples and things you probably already have in your kitchen.
This took longer in the oven this time than it usually does. I'm not sure if it is because I doubled it or if my oven is going out, but this usually only takes about 18-20 minutes, so watch your time. Toss in some extra jalapenos to pretty it up and add a little bite.
Ingredients: (this serves a lot!)
1 medium onion
1 bell pepper chopped
1 lb ground beef or ground pork
4 boxes of Jiffy Cornbread, made per directions
1 pkt taco seasoning mix
1/2 can black beans drained, rinsed
1/2 can corn drained
1 can rotel, undrained (can use diced tomatoes if you dont want spice)
couple cups fresh spinach
2 cups cheese for cornbread, plus a little for sprinkling on top
Crockpot Chili Recipe - Award Winning Chili Recipe | Potluck Recipes | Cooking Up Love
This Award Winning Crockpot Chili Recipe is filled with beef, beans and veggies with a kick thanks to a secret spice blend and jalapenos. Simmer on low for six hours, then serve up this thick, hearty crockpot chili recipe with a chili fixing bar featuring sour cream, cilantro, cheese, onions, more jalapenos, cornbread, Fritos - so many choices! Your guests are going to love this chili and once you have a taste, you'll know why it's the best crockpot chili recipe!
Award Winning Chili Recipe Ingredients
5 slices thick sliced, hardwood hickory smoked bacon
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
3 stalks celery, chopped
1 small yellow onion, diced
½ - 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced
1 10.5 oz can beef consomme (you can also use beef stock)
1 6 oz can tomato paste
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 15 oz. cans diced tomatoes, undrained
1 15 oz. can pinto beans in mild or medium sauce (also called Chili Beans)
1 15 oz. can kidney beans in mild chili sauce
2 pounds ground beef
Crockpot Chili Ingredients - Spices
4 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon white sugar
2 teaspoons cumin
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
3 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon basil
1 teaspoon Lawry’s seasoned salt
½ teaspoon ground pepper
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Award Winning Chili Recipe Directions
Prepare the vegetables for the recipe first. Roughly chop the red and green peppers and celery. Seed the jalapeno pepper(s), removing the seeds and membrane, then finely dice. Use more jalapeno for a spicier chili. Peel and dice one small yellow onion.
Cook the bacon in a large cast iron skillet, until the bacon is lightly crisp but not overdone. Remove the bacon and drain on a paper towel lined plate.
Saute the vegetables in the bacon grease for about 5 minutes, until tender. Remove the vegetables from the skillet, draining as much bacon grease from the vegetables as you can. Cook the ground beef in the skillet with the bacon grease. Cook the beef one pound at a time so the meat has enough room to brown and not steam. Break the ground beef into pieces about 1 - 2 inches. When cooked through, remove from the skillet and repeat with remaining meat.
Measure all of the spices into a small bowl, and mix together.
Now it’s time to assemble all of the ingredients into the slow cooker. Mix the beef consomme or beef stock in the crockpot with the tomato paste. Add the Worcestershire sauce and spice mixture, and stir to blend. Taste the mixture and adjust spices as you like. Add the cans of tomatoes and beans, all undrained. Add the beef and sauteed vegetables. Chop or cut the bacon into about ½ inch pieces and add to the crockpot chili mixture. Cover and cook on low for about six hours. I love that this is a crockpot chili recipe! It’s so easy to put together in the morning and have delicious chili ready for dinner!
Crockpot Chili Serving Suggestions
Serve this thick and hearty crockpot chili with a chili fixing bar featuring all your favorite toppings - sour cream, cilantro, cheese, onions, more jalapenos, Fritos - so many choices! Your guests are going to LOVE this chili and once you’ve had a taste, you'll know why it's the one of the best crockpot chili competition recipes you’ll find!
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00:00 Crockpot Chili
00:26 Best Chili Recipe Ingredients
00:37 Chop The Vegetables
01:26 Fry The Bacon
01:47 Saute Vegetables In Bacon Fat
02:00 Cook Ground Beef
02:31 Prepare Spice Mixture
03:51 Add Broth, Tomatoes To Crockpot
04:04 Add Spice Mixture
04:22 Add Beans, Bacon And Beef
04:42 Add Vegetables
04:52 Cover And Cook
05:15 Serving The Best Chili
Dad's 'Famous' Chili Con Carne (no beans), plus cornbread
This is my dad's competition chili. He has given me permission to share his recipe with you, so if you make it, please leave a comment and I can let him know how you like it.
Here is the recipe exactly as he wrote it:
This is the chili that has gotten me invited to the World Champion Chili Cook off in Terlingua, Texas three times.
It really is this simple.
3 lbs Chuck (not ground)
cut into 1/4 cubes
6 Tbsp chili powder
1-2 Tbsp Cumin
1-2 Tbsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
Cayenne to taste
Salt to taste
1 can beef broth
1 can tomato sauce
Water to cover
Brown the beef in batches in oil or lard.
Add the rest of the ingredients, bring to a boil, reduce to a seven bubble simmer, uncovered, for about two and half hours.
Stir it occasionally, add water if needed.
I added a strip of fat bacon because I didn't use lard to brown the beef. It makes it pretty. Vegetable oil leaves the sauce looking grainy. Fat makes it smooth.
Take it out and eat it before serving the chili.
Is Chili Without Beans Good? (Texas Style Chili + Bonus Cornbread Recipe)
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TEXAS CHILI RECIPE
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▪5lb or 2.5kg of boneless beef chuck roast (or boneless short ribs)
▪Neutral oil (canola, grapeseed, avocado etc)
▪20g (3-4 chiles depending on size) dried guajillo chile
▪20g (3-4 chiles depending on size) dried chipotle chile
▪20g (3-4 chiles depending on size) dried ancho chile
▪1000g or 1L beef stock + additional 300-500g
▪3g or 3tsp dried oregano
▪5g or 2tsp black pepper
▪10g or 1 3/4Tbsp ground cumin
▪3g 1tsp cinnamon
▪10g 1 ½Tbsp cocoa
▪1 large white onion, medium diced
▪1 poblano, medium diced
▪5 cloves of garlic, minced
▪50g or 3 1/2Tbsp tomato paste
▪Salt
▪15g or 1Tbsp hot sauce
▪10-15g or 1/2Tbsp molasses
▪10g or 2/3Tbsp apple cider vinegar
Cut beef into 1 1/2 inch or 3-4cm chunks, removing any large chunks of fat. Add to bowl with a glug/squeeze of oil and large pinch of salt. Mix to coat, spread beef chunks onto a sheet tray, and place under broiler (on high) to brown for about 15-20min until seared.
Place chiles on a plate and “toast” in a microwave for 60 sec. You can also do this in an oven.
Remove stems and seeds from chiles and add to a blender with 1000g/1L beef stock, oregano, black pepper, cumin, cinnamon and cocoa and blend for 1-2 minutes until a deeper red/brown color has developed.
Preheat large heavy bottom pot over med high heat. Switch oven temp to 275F/135C.
When pot on the stovetop is hot, add in a squeeze/glug of olive oil followed by chopped onions and poblanos and pinch of salt. When veg begins to caramelize add minced garlic and continue to saute for about another minute until fragrant. Add in chile puree (from above). Reduce heat to med low and add tomato paste and stir to combine. Add in beef and drippings and 300-500g of stock to create a more chili like consistency. Stir and braise (lid on) at 275F/135C for 90 minutes. After 90 minutes ladle off excess beef fat from top of chili. Load back into oven, (lid off) for another hour.
After 2.5 hours total cook time, check beef for resistance. It should easily shred apart, but not be mushy. Ladle off excess fat from top again. Taste for seasoning. Stir in hot sauce, molasses, vinegar, and pinch of salt to taste. Stir and taste for seasoning.
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CHEDDAR POBLANO CORNBREAD
▪50g or 3Tbsp butter
▪150g or about 1c med/fine grind cornmeal
▪150g or 1c AP flour
▪50g or 1/4c sugar
▪5g or 1tsp baking powder
▪5g or 2/3tsp baking soda
▪6g or 1tsp salt
▪2 large eggs
▪190g or 3/4c buttermilk
▪150g or ½c sour cream or greek yogurt
▪25g or 2Tbsp olive oil
▪115g or 1-1 1/2c sharp shredded cheddar cheese
▪115g or about 1c of poblano pepper, small diced
Preheat 10” cast iron over low heat. Add butter to cast iron to melt.
Whisk dry ingredients together.
Separately, whisk wet ingredients together. Add butter to wet ingredients. Add all of wet ingredients to dry and whisk to combine. Fold in cheddar and poblano.
Add batter to buttery cast iron, smooth and load into 425F/220C oven to bake for 18-20min until golden.
Garnish with whatever you’d like. I like sour cream, cheddar cheese, scallions, fresh tortilla chips, and cilantro.
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Delicious Corn Casserole // Side Dish with Tips Step by Step❤️
When it comes to a side dish, this CORN CASSEROLE is on the top of my list of favorites. This side dish goes beautifully with just about anything, I love it so much that I can eat it all alone, hot, warm or cold. My whole family loves it and it’s one of the first dishes everyone goes to on the buffet table. I always prepare a double batch for thanksgiving and Christmas a d when I need a dish for a potluck, this is one of my favorites to take, and I always give out the recipe a few times, I know it by heart. This corn casserole is so easy to prepare and it’ll never let you down. I hope you give it a try. ❤️
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INGREDIENTS _________________
1 stick of salted butter (melted)
1 14.5 oz. Can Creamed Corn
1 15.25 oz. Can whole kernel sweet corn (drained)
1 large egg
1 C. Sour cream
1/4 C. Chopped green onions (white n green parts)
1/2 tsp. Sugar
Pepper as needed (optional)
1 8.5 oz. Box Jiffy corn muffin mix
Non stick spray
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Chopped green onions (as needed)
Freshly grated cheese of your choice as needed (i used mixed Sharp cheddar and Monterrey jack)
TIPS__________________________
1. You can double this recipe, if you do, add 2-4 eggs (I use 3)
2. You can replace Sour cream with Greek yogurt or Mayonnaise (you decide)
3. You can use fresh, frozen (thawed) or canned corn
4. Use an 8x8 dish or 9x13 if doubling the recipe)
5. For heat you can use finely chopped seedless jalapeño or can pickled jalapeño (drained)
6. You can add finely chopped bell pepper (green, red,orange or yellow)
7. Bake till no longer jiggly In the center
8. Bake single recipe for approximately 45 minutes
Double recipe needs to be checked at 45 minutes and baked Longer if necessary til no longer jiggly in the center
9. Using a metal pan make take less Time than glass
10. ALL THESE TIPS ARE SUGGESTED, but you decide if you want to follow these tips or not, the decision is yours.
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DO NOT EAT OR SERVE THIS DISH TO ANYONE WHO IS OR MIGHT BE ALLERGIC TO ANY INGREDIENT IN THIS DISH.
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Here's the Easy Weeknight Chili recipe from my first book, The Food Lab:
EASY WEEKNIGHT GROUND BEEF CHILI
Adapted from The Food Lab
Sometimes even the best of us don’t feel like going all out. Here’s a much quicker weeknight chili that uses a few of the tricks learned from my Best Short-Rib Chili (page 259) and the 30-minute bean soup recipes (pages 196–200). I use ground beef here, which precludes real browning as an option, but a couple of smoky chipotle chiles added to the mix lend a similar sort of deep complex- ity. Serve the chili with grated cheddar cheese, sour cream, chopped onions, scallions, sliced jalapeños, diced avo- cado, and/or chopped cilantro, along with corn chips or warmed tortillas.
SERVES 4 TO 6
4 tablespoons unsalted butter2 medium onions, grated on the large holes of a box grater (about 11⁄2 cups)2 large cloves garlic, minced or grated on a Microplane (about 4 teaspoons)1 teaspoon dried oreganoKosher salt2 chipotle chiles packed in adobo, finely chopped2 anchovy fillets, mashed to a paste with the back of a fork1⁄2 cup Chile Paste (page 259) or 1⁄4 cup chili powder1 tablespoon ground cumin1⁄2 cup tomato paste2 pounds boneless ground chuck One 28-ounce can whole tomatoes, drained and chopped into 1⁄2-inch piecesOne 15-ounce can red kidney beans, drained1 cup homemade or low-sodium canned chicken stock, or water2 to 3 tablespoons instant cornmeal (such as Maseca)2 tablespoons whiskey, vodka, or brandy (optional)Freshly ground black pepper Garnishes as desired (see the headnote)
1. Melt the butter in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onions, garlic, oregano, and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring fre- quently until the onions are light golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add the chipotles, anchovies, chile paste, and cumin and cook, stirring, until aromatic, about 1 minute. Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring until homogeneous, about 1 minute.
2. Add the ground beef and cook, using a wooden spoon to break up the beef into pieces and stirring frequently, until no longer pink (do not try to brown the beef ), about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, beans, stock, and cornmeal and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the flavors have developed and the chili is thickened, about 30 minutes.
3. Stir in the whiskey, if using. Serve with some or all of the suggested gar- nishes, along with corn chips or tortillas.