Need an easy, delicious, hearty meal? May I suggest chili and cornbread! I absolutely love chili (mainly as an excuse to eat copious amounts of cheese and sour cream) and it’s super simple to make, especially if you make it in a crock-pot (such a strange word).
First brown up come ground beef in a skillet with a small chopped onion and a few cloves of garlic. When the beef is done drain off the grease and transfer the beef to a crock-pot. Add in beans, crushed tomatoes with chili, tomato sauce, a jar of salsa, brown sugar, chili powder, paprika, cumin, ancho chili powder, chipotle chili powder and salt and pepper. Stir it all around and let it cook. It’s that simple.
Now, for a delicious accompaniment to the chili, what’s better than some cornbread. You just mix up some corn meal, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, oil, milk, and an egg. Place it in a greased pan and bake it.
After the chili is and cornbread are done serve them up in a bowl with some sour cream, shredded cheese, and jalapeno. Yum!
Recipe
Crock Pot Chili
Serves 6-8
Ingredients:
4 lbs. ground beef
1 medium onion – chopped
3 cloves garlic – minced
15 oz can black beans
15 oz can kidney beans
15 oz can pinto beans
16 oz jar salsa (I use medium, adjust heat based on your preference)
60 oz jar tomato sauce
10 oz can diced tomatoes with green chilies
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon paprika
1 tablespoon cumin
1/2 tablespoon ancho chili powder
1/2 tablespoon chipotle chili powder
10 oz can diced tomatoes with green chiles
salt & pepper to taste
sour cream (optional for serving)
shredded cheese (optional for serving)
jalapenos (optional for serving)
– Brown beef in a large skillet with the onion and garlic
– Drain the grease and place the beef in a crock-pot
– Add the remaining ingredients to the crock-pot and stir
– Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 7 hours
– Serve garnishing with jalapenos, sour cream, and shredded cheese as desired
Recipe
Cornbread
Yields: 1 – 9×9″ baking dish
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups yellow corn meal
1/2 cup flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup canola oil
1 cup milk
1 egg
– Preheat oven to 425 °F
– Combine dry ingredients in a bowl
– Combine wet ingredients in a second bowl
– Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, stirring just until combined
– Pour into a greased 9×9″ baking dish
– Bake for 20-25 minutes at 425 °F