Rachaels Buffalo Chicken Chili With Blue Cheese Corn Mug Toppers Food

RACHAEL RAY'S BUFFALO CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F or broiler to medium.
• Place a large pot over medium-high heat, add 1 turn of the pan of EVOO, about 1 tablespoon, and the butter.
• Once the butter has melted and the pot is hot, add the ground chicken.
• Brown it, using the back of a wooden spoon to break it up in to small pieces, about 5-6 minutes.
• Add the carrot, onion, celery, garlic, paprika, bay leaf and some salt and pepper.
• Cook, stirring frequently, for about 3-4 minutes.
• Add the chicken stock and scrape up any brown bits on the bottom of the pot.
• Add the hot sauce, tomato sauce and crushed tomatoes, and bring up to a bubble.
• Simmer for 8-10 minutes to let the flavors come together.
• While the chili is simmering, spread the yellow and blue corn chips out on a cookie sheet.
• Top with the crumbled blue cheese and transfer to the oven to melt the cheese, about 4-5 minutes.
• If using the broiler, 2-3 minutes should do the trick.
• Remove from the oven and sprinkle with the chopped parsley.
• Top each serving of buffalo chicken chili with a few blue cheese-topped corn chips.

TURKEY CHIPOTLE CHILI WITH PEPPER JACK CHEESE CORN CAKE TOPPERS

Steps:

• Heat deep skillet or wide pot over medium high heat. Add oil and turkey. Crumble meat as it cooks, 3 minutes. Add the onions and garlic, chili powder, and chipotle. Cook another 5 minutes. Season with salt. Add beer and cook another minute, stirring to loosen any bits from the bottom of the pan. Add the stock, tomatoes, and beans and bring to a bubble. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
• Heat a nonstick griddle pan over medium high heat. Mix batter and cheese together. Rub grill with butter, nesting the butter in a paper towel to hold on to it. Ladle the batter to make 3-inch cheese and corn cakes. Cook 3 minutes on each side, until golden. Transfer them to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
• Serve bowls of chili with cheese-corn toppers -- like a spicy, corn topped chili pot pie.

BUFFALO BBQ PULLED CHICKEN WITH BLUE CHEESE CORNBREAD TOPPER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Heat a large ovenproof skillet with 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan, over medium-high heat. Add the celery, carrots, onions, garlic, chile pepper, salt, pepper, and thyme and saute to soften the vegetables, 10 to12 minutes, then deglaze the pan with the beer or stock.
• Stir together the brown sugar, tomato sauce, hot sauce, Worcestershire, and vinegar in a bowl and pour into the skillet and stir to combine. Mix in the chicken pieces, using tongs and cool and store for make-ahead meal.
• Reheat over medium heat just to warm up while you mix together the cornbread topper or, to serve immediately, keep warm on low while you mix the cornbread batter, then transfer to oven and bake until top is deep golden brown.
• Cook's Note: The filling may be transferred to a casserole if your skillet cannot transfer to the oven.
• For the topping: Follow package directions for cornbread batter, then stir in the blue cheese and scallions, pour over the chicken filling in an even layer and bake to golden brown and firm to the touch, about 12 to 15 minutes.

BUFFALO CHICKEN CHILI WITH BLUE CHEESE-CORN MUG TOPPERS

Steps:

• Heat a medium Dutch oven or large skillet over high heat. Add the olive oil, 1 turn of the pan, and the butter and melt together. Add the chicken and cook, breaking up the meat, for 6 minutes. Add the garlic, celery, onion, carrot and jalapeño. Season with salt, pepper, cumin and coriander, and cook for 5 minutes. Add the beer and scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Concentrate the flavor of the beer by reducing the mixture over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the hot sauce and the tomato sauce. Reduce the heat to low and simmer the chili for 15 minutes.
• Prepare the corn muffin mix with the milk and egg according to package directions for corn pancakes. Stir the scallions and the blue cheese into the pancake batter. Heat a nonstick griddle pan or large skillet over medium heat. Nest a small piece of butter in a paper towel and rub over the pan. Drop rounded tablespoons of the batter into the pan. Cook the pancakes until bubbles form at the edges, then flip them and cook until golden all over, about 2 minutes per side. You will have enough batter for about 20 pancakes.
• Serve 2 pancakes with each mug of chili. (I shove a second one in the mugs halfway through). Serve extra mug toppers and hot sauce at the table.

BUFFALO CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• In a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 7 ingredients. Add chicken. Cover and cook on low 5-6 hours or until chicken is tender. , Remove chicken; shred with 2 forks. Return to slow cooker. Stir in cream cheese. Cover and cook on low until cheese is melted, about 30 minutes. Stir until blended. Serve with toppings as desired.

RACHAEL'S BUFFALO CHICKEN CHILI WITH BLUE CHEESE CORN MUG TOPPERS

Steps:

• Heat a medium Dutch oven or large skillet over high heat. Add the olive oil, and the butter and melt together. Add the chicken and cook, breaking up the meat for 6 minutes. Add the garlic, celery, onion carrot and jalapeno. Season with S&P, cumin and coriander, and cook for 5 minutes. Add the beer and scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Concentrate the flavor of the beer by reducing the mixture over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the hot sauce and tomato sauce. Reduce to low heat and simmer the chili for 15 minutes. Prepare the corn muffin mix with the milk and egg according to package directions for corn pancakes. Stir the scallions and the blue cheese into the pancake batter. Heat a nonstick griddle pan or large skillet over medium heat. Nest a small piece of putter in a paper towel and rub over the pan. Drop rounded tablespoons of the batter into the pan. Cool the pancakes until bubbles form at the edges and then flip over, about 2 minutes per side until golden. Serve pancakes with each mug of chili.