Dutch Oven Chili With Cornbread Crust Recipes

CAMPFIRE DUTCH OVEN CORNBREAD CHILI

Steps:

• In a fire ring or other fire-safe container add 35 charcoal briquettes.
• Light the briquettes and allow to heat up for approximately 20-30 minutes.
• When flames are down and coals are hot, place over the hot coals a 10-inch cast iron Dutch oven.
• Add olive oil into Dutch oven.
• Stir in diced onions, bell peppers, anaheim chile and jalapeño pepper.
• Cook until vegetables start to soften, approximately 5 minutes.
• Add ground turkey and garlic cloves to the vegetables and cook until meat is mostly browned.
• Season with chile powder, cumin and salt.
• Mix in beans, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, chipotle chile and canned green chiles.
• If your coals are too hot you might need more water.
• Allow chili to simmer for at least 30 min or up to several hours. The longer the chili cooks, the more flavor the chili will have. If you are simmering the chili for hours, remove 10-15 coals from underneath the Dutch oven. Keep an eye on the coals and the heat while it cooks. You may need to to add new coals if the old ones die out.
• Mix together (per package directions 1 box of cornbread mix. There are brands that only require water to be added.
• Spread cornbread batter evenly over the top of your chili.
• Cover Dutch oven with lid and place approximately 16 hot coals on the lid.
• Allow chili and cornbread to cook until cornbread is browned and done, approximately 20-30 minutes.

VEGETARIAN DUTCH OVEN CHILI & CORNBREAD

Steps:

• In a 10" / 4 qt Dutch oven over medium heat, saute the onion in oil until soft and just beginning to turn golden, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and spices and saute for 1 minute. Add the beans, tomatoes, chiles, and tomato paste, stir to combine. Simmer for 10 minutes until thickened.
• In the meantime, prepare the cornbread batter. Mix all the dry ingredients in a medium bowl and stir to combine. Add the milk, egg, and honey and mix until a batter forms.
• Move Dutch oven over indirect heat to reduce bubbling. Pour the batter over the chili as evenly as possible, then cover the Dutch oven with a lid and shovel embers or coals onto the top. You're going for a temperature of approx. 400-425F.
• Bake until the cornbread has cooked through and is no longer wet in the center, about 20 minutes.
• Serve with your favorite chili toppings & enjoy!

FIREHOUSE CHILI AND CORNBREAD CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over high heat. Add onion, salt, and ground beef. Cook and stir with a wooden spoon or spatula until meat is browned and crumbled into small pieces, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour and cook for 2 minutes. Add poblano pepper, garlic, chili powder, cumin, black pepper, cayenne, and oregano; cook, stirring, for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Stir in diced tomatoes and crushed tomatoes. Measure water using the empty tomato cans and pour into the pot. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally, then reduce heat to medium-low. Let simmer, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes before stirring in kidney beans. Continue simmering until bubbling and fragrant, about 30 minutes more. Taste for seasoning and adjust.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place a deep 9x13-inch baking dish on a baking sheet. Transfer chili to the dish, being sure to leave at least 1 inch of space at the top. Stir to evenly distribute.
• Whisk corn muffin mix, 1/2 of the Cheddar cheese, eggs, and milk together in a bowl until smooth. Spoon evenly over chili until the surface is covered. Sprinkle with remaining Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cornbread crust is browned and a toothpick inserted into the crust comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
• Spoon or ladle into a dish and garnish with sour cream and cilantro.

CAMPFIRE DUTCH OVEN CHILI WITH CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Heat briquettes up in a chimney, then make a layer of hot briquettes on the ground, a fire ring, or other metal structure.
• Place the dutch oven on the briquettes and allow dutch oven to get hot.
• Add oil to the dutch oven and sauté onion, bell pepper, and jalapeño pepper stirring occasionally until tender, approximately 4-7 minutes. Add garlic and cook for an additional 1 minute.
• Add Ground Beef to dutch oven and cook for 8-10 minutes, breaking beef into small crumbles and stirring occasionally until browned. If dutch oven starts to cool off, add more hot briquettes on the bottom.
• Add chili powder, paprika, cumin, oregano, black pepper and salt; cook for 1 minute.
• Add tomato sauce, diced tomatoes & green chilies, and beer; bring to a boil. Cook for 30 minutes.
• Prepare cornbread mix based on box instructions and pour over chili, spreading into an even layer.
• Heat approximately 20 additional briquettes. Cover dutch oven with lid and place hot briquettes evenly on the top of the closed lid.
• Cook for about 10 minutes, checking halfway through. Check to see if cornbread is done by sticking a toothpick into cornbread. If the toothpick comes out clean, it is done.

CAMPFIRE DUTCH OVEN CHILI AND CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Add the salsa, tomatoes, hatch chiles, beans, corn, chili powder and 1 1/4 cups water to a pre-seasoned 5-quart cast-iron Dutch oven and stir to combine. Prepare the corn muffin mix with the egg and milk according to package directions and spoon in dollops on top of the bean mixture. Cover with the lid and be careful not swing the pot too much when transferring it to the fire to keep the batter on top (it will sink a bit though).
• Prepare a campfire or charcoal grill for cooking at medium-high heat (you'll know it's ready when you can hold your hand about 2 inches above the fire or grates for only 2 to 3 seconds). Arrange the coals so there is a hole in the center large enough to hold the Dutch oven without it touching any coals directly. Place the Dutch oven in the hole. With grilling tongs or a shovel, place a few coals on the lid of the Dutch oven. Cook for 20 minutes, rotating the pot occasionally. Remove the coals from the lid and take the Dutch oven off the fire. Let sit, covered, for 15 minutes before serving with desired toppings.

BAKED CHILI WITH CORNMEAL CRUST

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In 2-quart saucepan, cook beef and onion stirring frequently, until beef is brown and onion is tender; drain.
• In small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon Bisquick mix, the chili powder and water; add to beef mixture. Stir in tomatoes, corn and salt. Heat to boiling, stirring frequently. Pour into ungreased 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish or 2-quart casserole.
• Stir remaining ingredients until blended; pour over beef mixture.
• Bake uncovered 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown.