Chili-Cornbread Skillet
Ingredients
1 ½ cups
flour
½ cup
yellow cornmeal
2 tbsp.
sugar
1 tbsp.
baking powder
1 tsp.
kosher salt
1 cup
whole milk
2
eggs, lightly beaten
8 tbsp. (1 stick)
Kowalski's Unsalted Butter, melted and cooled
4 oz.
sharp Cheddar Cheese, grated (about 1 cup), divided, plus more for serving
1
jalapeño pepper, minced, plus more for serving (optional)
1
red Fresno pepper, minced, plus more for serving (optional)
1 tbsp.
Kowalski's Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1
onion, finely chopped
1 clove
garlic, finely minced
1 lb.
93% lean ground beef, chicken or turkey
⅓ cup plus 2 tsp.
Kowalski's Original or Bold Chili Starter (from the Spice Aisle)
16 oz.
tomato sauce
14.5 oz.
canned crushed, diced or fire-roasted tomatoes
½ cup
beef broth
- sour cream, for serving
Directions
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together first 5 ingredients (through salt).
- In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together milk, eggs and butter.
- Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients just until combined (some lumps will remain).
- Reserve a small handful of grated cheese for sprinkling on top of the cornbread; set aside.
- Mix remaining cheese, jalapeño and Fresno pepper into cornbread batter; let stand at room temperature for 20 min.
- In a large oven-safe skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook, stirring frequently, until onion is soft and translucent (about 5 min.).
- Add garlic; cook and stir for 1 min.
- Add ground meat; cook and crumble until dark brown and nearly cooked through (about 5 min.).
- Add chili starter; cook and stir for 1 min.
- Add sauce, tomatoes and broth; increase heat to high and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low; simmer for 15 min., stirring occasionally.
- While chili mixture cooks, preheat oven to 375°.
- Dollop cornbread mixture over chili mixture in the skillet; sprinkle with reserved cheese.
- Bake skillet in preheated oven until cornbread is dark golden on the edges (30-35 min.).
- Serve with extra cheese, peppers and sour cream.
Tasty Tip:
- Make this meal even easier when you use our new Cornbread Mix on top!
- Our recipe doesn't call for beans, but you can use almost any type of canned bean in addition to or as a replacement for the meat in this dish.