Recipe

Skillet chilli with cornbread topping

Flavoursome skillet chilli is very simple to get your Mexican fix! Top it with cornbread topping for extra goodness.

  • 10 mins preparation
  • 45 mins cooking
  • Serves 6
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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 3 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 large carrot, peeled and chopped in small pieces
  • 1/2 red capsicum, chopped
  • 1/2 green capsicum, chopped
  • 2 celery stalks, chopped
  • 1 1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 teaspoon ground chilli
  • 1/2 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 2 cup Campbell's Real Vegetable Stock
  • 1/2 cup tomato paste
  • 1 400g can chilli beans in sauce
  • 1/2 can whole kernel corn, drained - optional
Cornbread cobbler topping
  • 1 cup self-raising flour
  • 2/3 cup cornmeal or instant polenta
  • 80 gram butter
  • 200 millilitre milk soured with a drop of lemon juice
  • a pinch of salt

Method

  • 1
    Heat the oil in a large skillet or oven proof pan. Add the onion, garlic, carrot and capsicums and cook gently until tender.
  • 2
    Stir in the mushrooms, and cook for 3-5 minutes until soft then add the chili, cumin and oregano.
  • 3
    Stir in the stock, tomato paste, chilli beans in sauce and corn if using.
  • 4
    Bring to a simmer, cover, and cook gently for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Preheat oven to 200°C.
  • 5
    Make the topping. Pulse the flour, corn meal and butter with a pinch of salt in a processor. Add sufficient milk to make a soft dough. Form into 7-8 balls and arrange around the edge of the dish leaving the centre open. Bake in preheated oven 20 minutes or until risen and cooked.