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BBQ Skillet Pie with Corn Muffin Topper

Aired on: November 26, 2010

This simple skillet dinner combines some of your favorite southern flavors into one dish!

Ingredients

2 tablespoons EVOO - Extra Virgin Olive Oil or vegetable oil
2 carrots, thinly sliced
1 onion, chopped
2 ribs celery, chopped
1 1/2 pounds chopped cooked turkey or pulled poached chicken or rotisserie chicken
1 1/2 cups chicken stock
For the bbq sauce
1 cup ketchup
2 large cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons dark amber maple syrup
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1 teaspoon smoked sweet paprika, 1/3 palmful
Coarse black pepper
2 boxes Jiffy corn muffin mix, prepared to package directions
1/4 cup chopped chives or scallions

Yields: Serves 6

Preparation

In a large skillet that can transfer to oven or a Dutch oven, heat oil, a couple pf turns of the pan, add root vegetables and sauté to tender, 7-8 minutes, add cooked poultry meat and cover with stock, gently heat through and reduce heat to simmer to keep warm.

Meanwhile, place BBQ sauce ingredients in small pot, bring to bubble then reduce heat and cook sauce over low flame 30 minutes to thicken.

Preheat oven to 400°F.

Stir barbecue sauce into meat and vegetables and combine. Top BBQ turkey or chicken with prepared corn muffin mix with chives or scallions added. Spread mix in even layer then place in oven and bake to golden brown and topping firm enough to cut through.

Option: mix 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese or pepper Jack cheese into corn muffin topper.