Cornbread Chili Pie
A cozy and flavorful chili medley of beans, vegetables, tomatoes, and mushrooms, featuring with a golden cornbread topping.
Equipment
- oven
Ingredients
Chili Filling Ingredients
- 3 cups pinto beans cooked* (2 cans)
- 1 onion chopped
- ½ green bell pepper chopped
- 1 red or yellow bell pepper chopped
- 4-5 crimini mushrooms chopped
- ½ seeded jalapeno minced (optional)
- 2 Tbsp garlic minced
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 1 can tomato sauce
- ⅔ cup vegetable broth or water
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- ¼ cup cilantro minced
- 1 chipotle pepper in adobo seeds removed
- Salt and pepper to taste optional
Cornbread Ingredients
- 1 cup plant milk
- ½ cup applesauce
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 Tbsp ground flaxseed flax meal
- 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- ¾ cup cornmeal
- 1 cup flour
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
Instructions
- In a small bowl, stir together the liquids, ground flaxseed, and cornmeal. Set aside.
- Sauté vegetables, mushrooms, and garlic for 5-8 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375° F.
- Stir in beans, spices, tomatoes, tomato sauce, chipotle pepper, and vegetable broth or water. Simmer for 10-15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, add the flour and baking powder to the liquid-flaxseed-cornmeal batter.
- Pour the bean and vegetable mixture into a casserole dish.
- Spoon the cornbread batter on top of the chili.
- Bake 40-45 minutes, until golden on top.
- Serve with diced avocado or avocado salsa (see note), if desired.
Notes
* You can use any combination of beans. Pinto beans and black beans are ideal.
• This is a great dutch oven recipe when you’re camping. To keep things even more simple, you can make the cornbread topping by combining 2 packages Jiffy cornbread mix and 1½ cups plant milk.
• If you prefer a higher level of heat, you can use the entire jalepeno pepper and two chipotle peppers.
• For the avocado tomato salsa, I add a dash of garlic powder and onion powder to one diced tomato and one cubed avocado. Stir to combine and serve as an accompaniment with this casserole to enhance the flavors.