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Thanksgiving Pumpkin Chili w/ Mini Cornbread Waffles

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 Thanksgiving Pumpkin Chili w/ Mini Cornbread Waffles
Recipe for the week of November 15-19, 2021 **Please Note: Ingredients and recipes are subject to change due to product availability and teacher's discretion.**
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings
8 servings
Ingredients
For the Chili
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 yellow onion diced
  • 1 green bell pepper diced
  • 3 cloves of garlic minced
  • 2 pounds Ground turkey
  • 4 cups pumpkin puree
  • 28 ounces canned diced tomatoes
  • 2 1/2 cups vegetable stock
  • 2 teaspoons cumin
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 cup sour cream for garnish
  • 14 ounces canned black beans drained and rinsed
  • cilantro chopped for garnish
For the Waffles
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • ½ cup butter melted
  • 6 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 ½ cups yellow cornmeal
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • Cooking spray
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 2 tablespoons softened butter for serving
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  • 2 tablespoons softened butter for serving
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings
8 servings
Ingredients
For the Chili
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 yellow onion diced
  • 1 green bell pepper diced
  • 3 cloves of garlic minced
  • 2 pounds Ground turkey
  • 4 cups pumpkin puree
  • 28 ounces canned diced tomatoes
  • 2 1/2 cups vegetable stock
  • 2 teaspoons cumin
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 cup sour cream for garnish
  • 14 ounces canned black beans drained and rinsed
  • cilantro chopped for garnish
For the Waffles
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • ½ cup butter melted
  • 6 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 ½ cups yellow cornmeal
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • Cooking spray
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 2 tablespoons softened butter for serving
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  • 2 tablespoons softened butter for serving
Instructions
How to Make Turkey Pumpkin Chili
  1. Heat oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Sauté the onion and bell peppers until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and sauté 3 minutes longer.
  2. Add in the turkey and cook until evenly brown. Mix in tomatoes, pumpkin, and vegetable stock. Season with cumin, black pepper, and salt. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes or until pumpkin is tender.
  3. Add black beans and bring to a simmer one more time. Serve topped with cheese, sour cream, and cilantro.
How to Make Mini Cornbread Waffles
  1. Preheat waffle iron.
  2. Meanwhile, whisk together buttermilk, butter, sugar, and eggs. In a separate large bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, baking powder and soda, and salt. Pour wet mixture over dry ingredients and stir using a rubber spatula until moist.
  3. Spray waffle grates with nonstick cooking spray. With a big ice cream scoop, spoon about 1/4 cup batter into waffle iron. Cook until golden brown and cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes per waffle.
  4. Remove from waffle iron, place on baking sheet, and keep warm in oven. Repeat until all the remaining batter is used.
  5. Mix honey and softened butter to spread over warm waffles.