Cornbread Muffins with Mashed Potatoes and Chicken Nuggets
 
 
Serves: 12-15
Ingredients
Cornbread
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • ¾ cup yellow cornmeal
  • 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • ¾ cup milk
Mashed Potatoes
  • 2 lbs potatoes (I used Yukon Gold)
  • 6 tbsp milk
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • salt
Other
  • 1 package of frozen chicken nuggets
  • hot sauce
Instructions
Start with the Cornbread
  1. Preheat the oven to 350/180°.
  2. Line a muffin pan with paper liners or spray with cooking spray.
  3. Whisk together the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in a large bowl.
  4. In a small bowl, break up the eggs with a whisk. Mix in the honey and then the milk.
  5. Add the wet ingredients to the dry. Stir until just mixed. Don't worry if there are a few lumps.
  6. Fill each of the muffin cups until almost full.
  7. Bake for 17-20 minutes, or until golden.
  8. Remove from oven. Let them cool a bit while the potatoes are cooking and being mashed.
Now for the potatoes
  1. Peel the potatoes.
  2. Cut them in half so they are all about the same size.
  3. Put them in a large pot and cover with cold water. Salt the water a little bit.
  4. Bring to a boil and cook for 20 minutes. The potatoes are ready when they are soft but not breaking up on their own. (Try to get your potatoes cooking while the muffins are in the oven)
  5. Drain out the water.
  6. In the pot mash the potatoes until there are no lumps (or as best as you can, it's so tough!).
  7. Add in 3 tbsp milk and 2 tbsp butter. Use the masher to mix it into the potatoes.
  8. Add in the next 3 tbsp milk and 2 tbsp butter. Add a little salt to taste. Use the masher to mix it all together until smooth and creamy.
  9. Taste the potatoes. Adjust butter and salt to your liking.
  10. Let the potatoes cool a bit so you can handle them. Cook the chicken while you wait.
Finally for the chicken
  1. Put the the chicken nuggets on a baking sheet.
  2. Bake in the oven until cooked (according to the package instructions).
Assembly
  1. Put the mashed potatoes into a piping bag (or just use a knife).
  2. Pipe, or spread, the mashed potatoes on top of the cornbread muffins.
  3. Splash a little hot sauce over the mashed potatoes so it drips down the sides.
  4. Top with a chicken nugget.
  5. Stuff your face.
Recipe by Cooking is Messy at https://www.cookingismessy.com/2014/10/20/cornbread-muffins-mashed-potatoes/