Cranberry Chili Recipes

CRANBERRY CHILI SALSA

Steps:

• Place the cranberries, sugar, chilies, cilantro, onions, lime juice, zest and spices in a food processor; cover and pulse just until blended. Transfer to a serving bowl; chill until serving. Serve with chips.

CRANBERRY CHILI

Steps:

• In a cooking pan brown meat until pink, stirring to separate.
• Pour off any fat.
• Add picante sauce, refried beans, tomatoes, chili powder and garlic.
• Heat to boiling.
• Reduce heat to low. Cover and cook for 20 minutes.
• Add cranberry sauce and kidney beans.
• Heat thoroughly.
• Sprinkle each bowl of chili with cheddar cheese before serving.

LAMB AND CRANBERRY CHILI

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Remove from the pan and strain excess oil.
• Carefully wipe any excess oil from the pan; be careful as the oil will still be hot. Add lamb and ground beef and cook and stir until cooked through, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain and discard grease.
• Add all diced tomatoes, water, kidney beans, bouillon cubes, 1/2 cup ketchup, jalapeno pepper, basil, onion powder, garlic powder, cumin, chile paste, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 2 teaspoons Mediterranean seasoning, cayenne, and chili powder. Stir contents to combine evenly. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 2 hours.
• Taste and add additional ketchup, cinnamon, and Mediterranean seasoning if needed. Remove from heat and stir in cranberries.

CRANBERRY-CHILE SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the sugar and 1 cup water in a medium saucepan over high heat and bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Add the cranberries to the saucepan and return to a boil. Turn down the heat to low and let simmer until the cranberries start bursting, about 10 minutes. Add the orange zest to the sauce.
• Meanwhile, bring 1 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the guajillo and ancho chiles and simmer until the chiles soften, about 5 minutes. Turn off the heat.
• Transfer the chiles to a blender using a slotted spoon; blend until they become paste-like, adding some of the water from the pan to loosen. Add the chile paste to the cranberry sauce, season with a pinch of salt and stir. Heat and serve as a great twist to a Thanksgiving classic!

CRANBERRY SAUCE MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat eggs in a mixing bowl. Add beef, milk, onion, and salt; mix well. Sprinkle in crumbled fried onions and mix until evenly combined.
• Form the mixture into 40 meatballs and place into a 9x13-inch and 9x9-inch baking dish; set aside.
• Blend cranberry sauce and chili sauce together in a bowl with an electric hand mixer.
• Pour 2/3 of the sauce mixture over the meatballs. Brush the remaining sauce over to completely cover the meatballs.
• Bake in the preheated oven until meatballs are browned and no longer pink in the centers, about 1 hour.

CRANBERRY & SWEET CHILLI JAM

Steps:

• Tip half the cranberries, the ginger and chillies into a food processor and whizz until very finely chopped. Scrape into a heavy-bottomed pan and add the remaining cranberries along with the sugar and vinegar, then bring everything to the boil, skimming off any scum that comes to the surface. Turn the heat down to a gentle simmer and keep cooking for about 20-30 mins, stirring occasionally.
• Once the jam is starting to become sticky, continue cooking for a further 5 mins, stirring frequently so that the mixture doesn't burn on the bottom of the pan. It should look like a thick, bubbling lava. Cool slightly, then transfer to sterilised jars and leave to cool completely. Will keep for three months in a cool, dark place; keep in the fridge once opened.

CRANBERRY CHILI SAUCE FOR MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Stir all four ingredients in a medium sauce pan.
• Mix well and simmer until warmed through.
• Pour over cooked meatballs or heat meatballs in sauce.
• To freeze: Double or triple sauce and divide into 3 cup containers or freezer bags. Label and freeze for up to 3 months; Defrost in fridge overnight or in microwave; add cooked meatballs and cook or bake until heated through.

CRANBERRY CHILI MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the first six ingredients; stir until sugar is dissolved. Add meatballs; cook until heated through, 20-25 minutes, stirring occasionally. , Editor's Note: To prepare in a slow cooker, heat sauce ingredients as directed. Add sauce and meatballs to a 4-qt. slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low until heated through, 2-3 hours. , Freeze Option: Freeze cooled meatball mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Microwave, covered, on high in a microwave-safe dish until heated through, gently stirring and adding a little water if necessary.

SLOW-COOKER CRANBERRY CHILI MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Put cranberry sauce, chili sauce and water in slow-cooker and stir to combine.
• Add meatballs and stir to coat them with the sauce.
• Cover and cook on low 3-4 hours, until bubbly and meatballs are heated through.
• Stir; serve warm from the cooker.
• Tip: Add 2 packed tablspoons brown sugar and t teaspoon of lemon juice to the sauce for a sweet-sour variatin.