Classic Beef Chili & The Only Cornbread Recipe You'll Ever Need

This time of year I make a big pot of soup for our family almost every Sunday so that we have leftovers for lunches throughout the week. This classic beef chili is the fan favorite in our house and on heavy rotation. To me, nothing is more satisfying than a cozy bowl of chili and cornbread. It’s a perfect, lazy Sunday meal for watching football, spending time with friends and family, or meal prepping for the week ahead.

There are a million ways you can swap out ingredients for Chili but the combination below feels the most “Classic Chili” to me. Right now, I usually go light on the spice because I’m still easing my toddler into chili powder. If we’re missing a specific ingredient, I just swap it out for something else trying to keep the liquid to solid ratio more or less the same (i.e. red wine for beer; more stock instead of either; bell pepper/veggies for beans etc).

The cornbread recipe is one that I have lovingly used for years. I converted it from grams to volume measurement for ease, but would recommend weighing your ingredients using the gram formula if you have a scale. It’s one from my fine dining days that we used for family meal. If you don’t have buttermilk on hand, using regular milk (or your milk of choice) + 1 Tbsp white vinegar OR lemon juice will also work well here.