You know how there are certain foods that just go together? You could not even fathom having the meal with out it’s perfect counterpart? Pizza and a coke is one example. Pizza just does not taste the same with a glass of milk or water accompanying it. Chicken and noodles and mashed potatoes. They just go together, right? If you ask my kids, they would say macaroni and cheese with hot dogs. That is a perfect combination for them. My perfect combo food is a big bowl of hot steaming chili with homemade bread. I cannot have one without the other.
As I have ranted about over the past few months, our life has been incredibly out of control lately. Between my work/family/life schedule and my husbands work/travel schedule we just cannot seem to get our feet planted firmly on the ground and stay in one place long enough to complete a thought. I had chili on the menu for dinner last night. Well, like I said before, the perfect accompaniment to a delicious bowl of chili is homemade bread. The chili just doesn’t taste the same without it. At around 4:30pm, I got the ingredients out for the chili and realized…I never made the bread. Things had been hectic, and making bread simply got put on the back burner. Knowing that it was too late in the afternoon to get homemade bread started, I picked up the phone to call my husband to stop somewhere to get a loaf of bakery bread. A thought then crossed my mind. I had visited the Kitchen Parade blog earlier this month and remembered reading a post about dinner rolls that could be on the table in 40 minutes, start to finish. Skeptical? I was too. In my mind, it couldn’t be possible to have homemade yeast rolls that tasted good on the table that quickly, could it?
I set out to try the recipe, which was easy enough. The directions were very straightforward and took absolutely no time to put together. The result of this experience? Fresh, soft, and fluffy yeast rolls that went perfect with my chili! These really were delicious rolls and even the most beginning of bakers could whip these up in no time flat.
Next time you need homemade bread to accompany your perfect dish, give Allana’s Weeknight-Easy Rolls a try. You can find the recipe by clicking here. Enjoy!
I really wish I had had this recipe earlier this week. I made chicken stew, which is a dish I can’t have without homemade bread, and tried a batter bread recipe to go along with it. The stew was great but the bread could have been better. Next time, I’ll try these delicious looking rolls!
I agree – you have to have some sort of bread with chili. I like cornbread, but these rolls sound perfect for a weeknight!!
You do love the bread, don’t you??? 😉
They are on my list to try – the next time I make soup or chili. (I, also, have to have the fresh bread)
BTW, it’s pizza and BEER, not coke…sheesh….
yeah, what’s with pizza and coke?? 😉
For us, chili needs cornbread, preferably with jalapenos and cheddar cheese but plain will do in a pinch. Soup, however, needs good fresh crusty bread.
I’m still struggling with my schedule too- especially since where I work we are being asked to take on overtime, so all this week I am working OT and trying to find the time to cook some food is a pain in the neck to me…I did manage a beef stew in the crockpot last week that my husband and myself liked. Of course, my kid didn’t, because of the veggies, but I have a low tolerance for whining these days! LOL!
I feel your pain!!!
Matches made in heaven! I usually go for chili and cornbread but have found that a nice rustic bread works fantastically too…these look very good!
bread in 40 minutes! I am skeptical too, but willing to try!There is nothing like chili on a cold winter night. What do you like in your chili?
sounds wonderful bread n chilli … will have to give this a try.thanks for sharing.
Hi Kristen! I just had to tell you I made these rolls last night and we all just loved them! They were the perfect match for my seafood chowder 🙂 Thanks so much for posting the recipe!
Hi Kristen, I have made rolls with a very similar recipe for years…just didn’t use the herbs, which I might try now that you linked this. They are so easy to the batter in the tins and bake. Delicious as well.