Savory Cupcakes Recipe
Easy cornbread muffin cupcakes filled with chicken or turkey and gravy and topped with mashed potato frosting.
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Cost: $6
Ingredients
- 1 15 ounce box cornbread mix (see note)
- ½ cup (118ml) milk
- ⅓ cup (75g) Challenge Butter melted
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup (237ml) gravy
- 8 ounces cooked chicken or turkey
- 2 cups mashed potatoes
- Challenge Butter gravy, and chives, for garnish
Instructions
Prepare Ingredients:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with cupcake liners.
- Place cornbread mix, melted butter, milk, and egg in a large bowl. Whisk until smooth.
- Fill cupcake liners ⅔ full. Bake cupcakes approximately 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Meanwhile, stir together chicken or turkey with gravy. Heat until warmed through.
- Warm mashed potatoes, thinning if needed with additional Challenge Butter or milk.
Assemble Cupcakes:
- Cut a small round bit out of the center of the cupcake. I used a small knife to cut a circle and remove some and then used a teaspoon to remove extra filling (to fit more turkey).
- Fill each cupcake with a bit of the chicken and gravy mixture.
- Top with 2 tablespoons mashed potatoes. Use an offset spatula or knife to flatten the mashed potatoes to look like frosting.
- Top with a pat of Challenge Butter, a drizzle of gravy and some chives. Serve warm.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Heat in the microwave to reheat.
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Notes
- I used a cornbread mix that makes 12 muffins and requires adding milk, butter, and egg. You can use any mix you like; just make the muffins according to the package directions, substituting melted butter for vegetable oil when called for.
- You can use leftover rotisserie chicken, diced cooked chicken or leftover turkey.
- This is a great recipe to use up leftover gravy and mashed potatoes, or you can make fresh gravy (or use a jar). You can also use instant mashed potatoes, if you prefer. I like to doctor my instant mashed potatoes with a tablespoon or two of Challenge Butter to make them extra creamy.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupcake | Calories: 124kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 175mg | Potassium: 176mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 207IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 0.4mg
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