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Leftover Chili Stretcher
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Yet another way to make your dollar stretch further with a larger family is to serve meat and bean chili (seasoning made from scratch) with cornbread. But before you think you have *ho-hum* heard this before, let me tell you how i do it.
Using a greased muffin/cupcake pan or other small baking dishes, scoop a small amount of chili into bottom of baking cups, top with shredded cheese (shred and freeze this yourself to save money and starch), then pour cornbread mix over the top to cover it all. Bake in 400 degree oven until cornbread is set. Pop them out upside down (or scoop if you are using attached muffin cup pan) onto plates. The results are a bubbly, oozy, delicious chili stretcher! I came up with this when i had leftover chili, but it wasn’t enough to feed our entire family. Now i do it on purpose to save meat/protein and still serve a nutritious meal.
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This post was submitted by Angela Varela.
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October 21st, 2009 at 4:56 pm
That’s a great idea. We’re having a cool spell coming up this weekend and I know what I’m fixing. Thanks for sharing.
October 28th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
I love this idea! I know we will be trying it soon. Thanks for sharing it.
October 31st, 2009 at 5:12 pm
i am going to make this for my next bingo group when we all bring a little pot luck…..sounds good and easy to transport…..
November 5th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
I made this for dinner tonight, with you Best Cornbread recipe, and I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised. My son is picky and HATES chili, but loves cornbread. And he ate nearly his own weight on this! I used mini pie plates, and ended up with a sozen of them. The kisd gobbled it up. This is going to be a common meal in our house from now on. Thanks!
November 9th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
I can’t wait to have some leftover chili and make this for supper. I’ll probably throw in a handfull of frozen mixed veggies, just to up the nutritional value a bit.
November 14th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
I’m making chili next week for dinner and this will be a round 2 recipe, I can’t wait to try this recipe!