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This sauce is a sweet Chili KickStart Sauce that is completely ready for your pot, crockpot or your roasts, pots of soups and even your Brunswick stew.

The KarenKave Chili KickStart is the foundation to your pot of chili for those tailgating parties, holiday gatherings or just a good hardy meal. But, it’s versitilty is contagious. Check out our featured recipes from customers that will be a winner on your table.

LUCKY KICKSTART CORNED BEEF HASH BAKE

Ingredients

  • 1 bag (20–24 oz) frozen hash browns, thawed

  • 2 cups cooked corned beef, chopped or shredded

  • 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese

  • 6 large eggs

  • ¾ cup milk or half-and-half

  • ¼ cup KarenKave Chili Kickstart sauce

  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

  • ½ teaspoon black pepper

  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder

  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Optional topping:

  • sliced green onions or parsley

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F.

  2. Prepare the hash brown base
    In a bowl combine hash browns and melted butter.
    Press evenly into a greased 9×13 baking dish.

  3. Add corned beef layer
    Sprinkle chopped corned beef evenly over the hash browns.

  4. Make the egg mixture
    In a bowl whisk together:

    • eggs

    • milk

    • Chili Kickstart sauce

    • Dijon mustard

    • black pepper

    • garlic powder

  5. Assemble the casserole
    Pour egg mixture over the corned beef and hash browns.
    Sprinkle shredded cheddar cheese evenly on top.

  6. Bake
    Bake 35–40 minutes until the eggs are set and the top is golden.

  7. Rest before serving
    Let sit 5–10 minutes before cutting.

Optional Chili Kickstart Cream Drizzle

This adds a great finishing flavor.
Mix together:

  • 3 tablespoons Chili Kickstart

  • 2 tablespoons sour cream

  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

Drizzle lightly over each serving.




Chili Mac

Just in time for Monday night football!! Thank you Jonathan of Fuquay, NC for this creative recipe to warm up the start of the week!!

Ingredients:

KarenKave 16oz jar of CHILI KICKSTART!

1/2 pound ground meet

1 can 14oz red kidney beans.

A pan of Mac and Cheese

Frito chips

Sour Cream or Greek Yogurt

Avocado (optional)

Here is how it comes together.

Brown your meat. Open that jar of kickstart and pour it in a pot, add your meat and beans and simmer.

Pull out your favorite bowl, take a nice scoop of that good old mac & cheese and put it in your bowl, now take a nice warm serving of chili and pour it over that mac & cheese. Add your Frito corn chips and give it a tender stir. Top it off with some Sour cream and avocado!

Can’t beat it for a Monday night football dinner and game!

Karen Kave Bloody Mary

YES!! It’s 5 o’clock somewhere.

And start off that hour with your KarenKave  chili kickstart bloody Mary!!

RECIPE:
1 16 oz. Jar of KARENKAVE Chili Kickstart 
1 teaspoon horseradish
1 1/2 teaspoons Texas Pete hot sauce
1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon fresh black pepper.
1/4 cup vodka. 
Water, as needed.

Add all ingredients to a blender and mix till smooth. Add cold water to blended mix to make your Bloody Mary thinner (optional)

Pour over chipped ice.

Wipe rim with lemon and season with a Bloody Mary Rimmed seasoning.

Add:
Celery, shrimp, candied, bacon, olives, mozzarella cheese for garnishes. Be creative and dress up you Bloody Mary just your way.

Bring those family recipes to your table these holidays from the KarenKave.

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Find all these delicious recipes in GENERATIONS OF FAMILY RECIPES from the KarenKave.

Over 80 recipes that will garnish your tables and create memories for your family.

As seen in:

Our State

Celebrating North Carolina

Written By

Rebecca Wolz

Photography By

Stacey Van Berkel

Published:  Our State Magazine  (North Carolina Publication)
https://www.ourstate.com/

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