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Chili Cobbler

Chili served in cute little individual pots and topped with a golden, homemade cornbread crust; it’s the ultimate cozy dinner flex for those frosty evenings
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Chili Pot Pie
Prep Time:15 minutes
Cook Time:2 hours 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • Chili Ingredients
  • 4 tbsp avocado oil
  • 1 yellow onion diced
  • 1 jalapeño pepper finely chopped (optional)
  • 1 green bell pepper diced
  • 4-6 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 t dried parsley
  • 3 tbsp chili powder
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 2 lbs ground beef
  • 3 C tomato juice
  • 28 oz chopped tomatoes
  • 15 oz tomato sauce
  • 16 oz kidney beans drained and rinsed
  • 16 oz Chili beans mild or hot depending on desire
  • 1 T brown sugar
  • 1 packet sazon goya
  • 1/2 t beef bouillon
  • 1/2 t chicken bouillon
  • Shredded cheese and sour cream for topping

Cornbread

  • 1 Box of Cornbread your fave brand + Ingredients needed for cornbread mix

Instructions

  • In a large skillet, heat oil. Once shimmering, add onion and peppers. Once they are becoming tender, add garlic, parsley, chili powder, oregano, and cumin. Allow to toast for about a minute or two.
  • Add in ground beef and continue cooking until cooked through. Then add in beans, tomato juice, tomato sauce, and chopped tomatoes.
  • Mix everything well. Then add in brown sugar, sazon goya, and both bouillons. Bring to a simmer—salt and pepper to taste.
  • Simmer for around 2 hours. You can be done after about an hour, but the longer the better!
  • Once you are happy with your chili, preheat your oven and follow the directions on your cornbread box to prepare your cornbread batter.
  • Place ramekins on a cookie sheet. Spoon chili into ramekins and then top with cornbread batter, I aimed for about 1/4 C batter per bowl, but it really depends on the size of your ramekins.
  • I baked mine for 25 minutes, but it will depend on how much batter you used in each ramekin.

Notes

This version isn't super spicy, if you want yours to have a lot of heat, here is what I do when I want a lot of heat: add another jalapeno, 1/2 t cayenne pepper, and 1/2 t white pepper, taste, and if it needs more heat, add more!