One-Skillet Hearty Chili and Cornbread

  4.6 – 7 reviews  • Beef Chili Recipes

On a cool evening, this quick and simple comfort dish is ideal! Start on the stovetop, and bake the dish to completion.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1 pound ground beef
  2. ½ large onion, diced
  3. 1 (15.5 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  4. 1 (15.5 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
  5. 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
  6. 1 (15 ounce) can water
  7. 2 tablespoons chili powder
  8. 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  9. 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  10. 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
  11. ½ teaspoon salt
  12. ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  13. ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  14. ½ teaspoon onion powder
  15. ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  16. ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  17. ¼ teaspoon ground paprika
  18. ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  19. 5 tablespoons cornmeal
  20. ¼ cup white sugar
  21. 2 teaspoons baking powder
  22. ½ teaspoon salt
  23. ½ cup milk
  24. 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  25. 2 tablespoons salted butter, softened
  26. ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  2. Preheat a 12-inch oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat, rotating occasionally, until hot, 5 to 8 minutes. Add ground beef and onion; cook and stir until meat is browned and onion is soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain grease.
  3. Reduce heat to medium and add kidney beans, black beans, tomato sauce, water, chili powder, brown sugar, cumin, cocoa powder, salt, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, black pepper, and paprika. Bring to a simmer and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes.
  4. While the chili is heating, whisk flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt for together in a small bowl. Mix in milk, egg, butter, and vanilla extract. Dollop cornbread mixture over top of chili.
  5. Bake in the preheated oven until cornbread is crisp and golden brown, about 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 379 kcal
Carbohydrate 45 g
Cholesterol 67 mg
Dietary Fiber 10 g
Protein 20 g
Saturated Fat 6 g
Sodium 1111 mg
Sugars 12 g
Fat 14 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Elizabeth King
It was a good meal overall, but I did have my issues. the cornbread was a bit too sweet for this dish and the meat didn’t seem to absorb flavor super well for some reason? it was a very intimidating recipe with how full the pan was but it still tasted pretty good! would definitely recommend adding some cheese when serving
Henry Lewis
A really great recipe. Came out delicious and perfectly balanced as written. The cornbread is a great offset to the chili. I would call it mild to medium spiciness.
Andrew Diaz
Super good! Made it with ground turkey but everything else in recipe followed exactly! Corn bread adds a very cool addition to the chili. It is definitely a keeper! Looks great when it comes out of the oven….real conversation piece!
Samantha Smith
Delicious. The spices were a bit “different”, but good. Easy to make.
Michael Kim
I didn’t make any changes but next time I will reduce the sweetener in the cornbread topping.
Jeffrey Mata
DELICIOUS!! This recipe turned out awesome, and its nice that it all cooks in one pan! The cornbread is really good! I highly recommend trying it!
Nicholas Ramos
I made the recipe exactly how it was written! Great flavor and my boys ate it all up! The ingredients were all something I keep in my house so didn’t have to buy extra for. Definitely will make again!

 

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