We serve this warm-up-your-toes dish with corn muffins on the side.

This warm-up-your-toes dish hits the spot on a crisp autumn evening. Serve with our delicious corn muffins on the side-- ours have an added surprise: blueberries! You'll love the combination.

Your Menu: Serves 6 to 8

Celebration Chili
Blueberry Corn Muffins

• Sparkling water with lime wedges

Test Kitchen Tips:

If your group likes things extra hot, don't remove the seeds from the peppers. You'll still need to wear gloves when you chop the peppers to protect your hands from the oil in the peppers.

Muffins are best when served warm. If you make them ahead, rewarm them by wrapping them in foil and heating in a 350 degree F oven for 5 to 10 minutes. Store any extra muffins in a storage container at room temperature up to 2 days or in the freezer up to 3 months.

Shopping List for Chili

• 1 pound boneless pork loin
• 1 green sweet pepper
• 1 red sweet pepper
• 1 large onion
• 1 head garlic
• 1 quart orange juice or 3 oranges
• 1 8-ounce package semisweet chocolate squares
• 2 15-ounce cans dark red kidney beans
• 1 15-ounce can tomato sauce
• 1 14-ounce can chicken broth
• 3 to 4 jalapeno peppers
• 2 medium tomatoes
• 1 bunch cilantro
• 1 8-ounce carton dairy sour cream
• 6 to 8 bottles sparkling water
• 1 lime

Shopping List for Muffins:

• 1 container yellow cornmeal
• 1 dozen eggs
• 1 quart milk
• 1 16-ounce package frozen blueberries or 1 container fresh blueberries

Pantry Items:

For Chili:

• cooking oil
• ground black pepper
• ground cumin
• salt

For Muffins:

• 1 container yellow cornmeal
• 1 dozen eggs
• 1 quart milk
• 1 16-ounce package frozen blueberries or 1 container fresh blueberries

Equipment Needed:

For Chili

• measuring cups and spoons
• cutting board and knife
• juice (if using fresh oranges)
• can opener
• fine mesh sieve (for draining beans)
• kitchen scissors for snipping herb
• rubber gloves (for chopping peppers)
• 4-quart Dutch oven or pot
• wooden spoon

For Muffins

• measuring cups and spoons
• 1 muffin pan
• paper bake cups (optional)
• 2 medium bowl
• wooden spoon
• rubber spatula
• large metal spoon

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