I’m not going to lie…I was pretty impressed with myself after I made this dinner!
We are always looking for a new twist on chili over here…so, on this night, I decided to make a turkey chili in the slow cooker but then instead of ladling it into bowls, we piled it on top of cornbread waffles. Easy and so much fun! You could totally make this with ground beef if you like…it’s the perfect One Pound meal!
Your family will love this new twist on an old classic!
Shopping List (for the chili)
1 pound ground turkey
1 onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 (14 oz) can diced tomatoes (don’t drain!)
1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
1 (6 oz) can tomato paste
1 (16 oz) can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 1/2 cups chicken stock or water
3 tablespoons chili powder (or one package taco seasoning will work!)
Salt and Pepper
Cheddar cheese, sour cream, chopped green onions to garnish (optional)
Cheddar cheese, sour cream, chopped green onions to garnish (optional)
In a skillet over medium-high heat, brown your ground turkey until cooked and crumbly. Remove from heat.
In your slow cooker, layer in your ground turkey and the next 8 ingredients with a healthy pinch of salt and pepper at the end. Stir to combine.
Cook on low 6 to 7 hours or on high 3 to 4 hours. When you’re ready to eat, ladle your chili into either bowls or on top of cornbread waffles.
Garnish with your favorite toppings.
Shopping List (for the cornbread waffles)
1 box of cornbread mix (I used Jiffy’s 8 oz corn muffin mix) plus the ingredients to prepare cornbread per box directions
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1/4 cup chopped green onions
Heat your waffle iron so that it’s ready and waiting on you.
Prepare your cornbread batter per the box directions in a mixing bowl. Stir in your chopped green onions. Pour batter on to your hot waffle iron (I sprayed Pam on mine first) and close until cooked through.
This should be enough batter for 4 waffles.
You can totally mix and match this! Stir in some cheese, chopped red bell pepper, fresh corn kernels…go nuts! This is such a fun twist on a chili and cornbread dinner!
Happy eating!
Kasey Attianese says
Its official Im going to buy a waffle iron (and since I printed this out in my office everyone in my office is buying one too)!
Lauren & Eddie says
I am SO EXCITED to try this. It's on my menu next week for sure!
Alison @ Get Your Pretty On says
WHAT?!? This is awesomeness. Any excuse to bust out the waffle iron is a good one.
E.C. Anderson says
What an AMAZING idea! How did I never think of corn bread waffles?!! The world has opened up for me now! I'm totally trying this, like, this week!
Elyse @ Cuddly as a Cactus
Laurie S says
Hi Shay… I'm doing a forehead slap… I have a very similar chili recipe to yours but never thought to put it in a slow cooker! I cook it on the stove and have to remember to stir it, etc. And I often make corn bread with chili, but never thought to make cornbread waffles instead! THANKS FOR THE GREAT IDEAS!
Laurie S
Jaren says
I love the idea of using a waffle!
Angela says
Such an amazing idea!! I love the idea of cornbread waffles.
The Schauble Family says
We had this for dinner last night. We just moved to Florida from Germany after 6 years and it is hard to get in the mood of fall, so I was hoping this would help. I never thought to make cornbread waffles. My 3 girls LOVED them. My family loved the Chili. Thanks so much for sharing. Definitely a keeper.
Narci says
This idea is pure genius! I love it! 🙂
Shundara says
This recipe looks lovely, I am definitely in need of a waffle maker…
Tara says
We are making this recipe tomorrow, sounds delish. I pinned it on my Pinterest and 14 other people re-pinned it after that so it must be a HOT recipe!
Thanks!
Lauren Crockett says
We made this tonight and loved it! So so good! One way we 'mix and matched' it was by putting in green chiles to the cornbread mix. They made the cornbread waffles taste amazing and added a little extra spice to it all! This recipe will be on repeat at our house! 🙂