As much as we like to be fancy around here, we also love a good one-pot dinner – and this One Pot Chili and Biscuits recipe is one of our go-to options. It’s perfect for summer when tomatoes are in abundance (and also great in the winter when we have frozen tomatoes to use).
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One Pot Chili and Biscuits
FOR THE BISCUITS
1cup/120 grams all-purpose flour
⅔cup/92 grams fine cornmeal
2teaspoons baking powder
1teaspoon granulated sugar
½teaspoon fine sea or table salt
¼teaspoon baking soda
8tablespoons/113 grams cold, unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch cubes
¾cup/177 milliliters buttermilk or plain whole-milk yogurt
1scallion, thinly sliced, plus more for serving
Milk or more buttermilk or yogurt, for finishing
2tablespoons grated Parmesan, for finishing
FOR THE CHILE
2tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1pound ground pork
1large yellow onion, diced
1jalapeño, seeded (if desired) and diced
3garlic cloves, finely grated, passed through a press or minced
1tablespoon chili powder
1½teaspoons fine sea or table salt, plus more to taste
1teaspoon dried oregano
¾teaspoon ground cumin
½teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1(14½-ounce) can whole plum tomatoes (1¾ cups)
2(15-ounce) cans pinto or black beans, drained and rinsed
½cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems
Sour cream (or Greek yogurt) and pickled jalapeños, for serving (optional)
DIRECTIONS
1. Prepare the biscuits: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, sugar, salt and baking soda.
2. Using a pastry cutter or your hands, cut or rub in the butter until mixture resembles rolled oats. Fold in the buttermilk and scallion. Gently stir mixture until it comes together in a moist, sticky mass. Cover bowl and refrigerate until ready to use.
3. Heat oven to 425 degrees.
4. Start the chili: In a large ovenproof skillet, heat oil over high heat until it thins. Stir in pork and cook, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, until it’s no longer pink with some browned bits, about 7 minutes.
5. Reduce heat to medium-high, and add onion and jalapeño, and cook until translucent and tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, chili powder, 1 teaspoon salt, oregano, cumin and pepper, and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute longer.
6. Using kitchen shears or your hands, break up tomatoes and add them, along with the juices, to the pan. Add beans and remaining ½ teaspoon salt, and scrape up any brown bits on the bottom of the pan. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until slightly thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. If the mixture seems very dry, add a few tablespoons water. It should be juicy-looking but not wet. Remove from heat and stir in cilantro. Taste and add more salt, if needed.
7. Divide biscuit dough into 6 equal balls. Use your palm to flatten each ball into a ¾-inch-thick disk. Arrange on top of pork chili. Brush biscuits lightly with milk, and sprinkle grated Parmesan on top. Transfer skillet to oven and cook until biscuits are golden at the edges, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before serving. Serve with sour cream and pickled jalapeños, if you like, and more scallions.