Best Chili Popcorn Recipes

CHILI-LIME POPCORN

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil with 3 popcorn kernels in a large, heavy saucepan over medium heat. When kernels pop, add remaining 1/2 cup kernels. Cook, covered, shaking pan occasionally, until popping slows, 6 to 7 minutes. Remove pan from heat; let stand, covered, 1 minute.
• Stir together spices, salt, and zest in a small bowl. Toss hot popcorn with remaining tablespoon oil in a large bowl; sprinkle with spice mixture. Squeeze lime wedge over popcorn. Toss to coat.

CHEESY CHILI POPCORN

Steps:

• Place popcorn in a bowl, preferably one with a lid. Pour melted butter over popcorn, shaking and tossing until popcorn is coated. Add Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, and chili powder. Toss again.

HOMEMADE CHILI SEASONING POPCORN

Steps:

• Heat canola oil in a large pot over medium-high heat; add 1 popcorn kernel to the hot oil. The oil is ready when the kernel pops.
• Pour popcorn kernels into the hot oil; season with half the popcorn salt. Stir to coat. Cover the pot with a sheet of aluminum foil. Poke about 10 holes into the aluminum foil using a knife. Cook popcorn until all the kernels are popped, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove pot from heat; sprinkle popcorn with remaining popcorn salt, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, chipotle chile pepper, and ancho chile pepper. Toss to evenly coat.

POPCORN SHRIMP WITH CHILI-LIME DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Dipping sauce:
• If using regular yogurt, place it in a strainer lined with a paper towel. Place the strainer over a bowl and allow to drain and thicken for 20 minutes.
• Combine the thickened or Greek yogurt, mayonnaise, lime juice, ancho chili powder and lime zest in a small bowl and mix well to incorporate. Set aside.
• Prepare the Shrimp:
• Place flour, chili powder, garlic powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a shallow bowl and stir with a fork to incorporate. Place egg whites in another shallow bowl and beat lightly. Place cornmeal, 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper in a third bowl and stir with a fork to incorporate. Toss the shrimp, a few at a time, in flour until well coated. Shake off excess flour, then dip in egg whites. Transfer to cornmeal mixture and toss to cover all sides. Reserve coated shrimp on a baking sheet or piece of parchment paper and repeat with remaining shrimp.
• Preheat broiler. Brush a large cookie sheet with the oil and heat the oiled sheet under broiler for 3 minutes. Remove from oven and quickly arrange shrimp in a single layer on the cookie sheet. Spray with cooking spray. Place shrimp under broiler and broil until crisp and browned, about 5 minutes.
• Serve shrimp with dipping sauce.

CHILI TACO POPCORN

Steps:

• Mix butter, taco seasoning, hot pepper sauce, chili powder, and seasoned salt in a large bowl. Stir in popcorn and mix well. Serve immediately.

CHILI POPCORN

Steps:

• Stir together salt and spices in a small bowl. Sprinkle over hot popcorn in a large bowl and toss to coat.

CHILI CHEESE POPCORN

Steps:

• Place popcorn in a large bowl. Combine butter, chili powder and salt; pour over popcorn. , Spread in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Broil 6 in. from the heat for 2-3 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Toss well to coat. Store in an airtight container.

SWEET CHILI POPCORN SEASONING

Steps:

• Mix.
• Toss about 2 1/2 Tbsp mix with 1 bag popcorn.

CHILI SPICED POPCORN

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine Parmesan cheese and seasonings. Add popcorn; spritz with butter-flavored spray. Close bag and shake. Continue spritzing and shaking until popcorn is coated.

POPCORN WITH LIME AND CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large, heavy pan until it is very hot.
• Add the popcorn and cover with lid.
• Reduce the heat.
• Shake the pan occasionally so all the corn will cook and it will not brown.
• When the popping sound stops, remove pan from the heat and let cool slightly. Discard any kernels that have not popped.
• Add the chili powder. Shake the pan again and again to make sure that all of the corn is covered with chili powder.
• Transfer to a bowl. Add lime juice just before serving.

CHILI POPCORN

Steps:

• Place popcorn in a large bowl. Combine the remaining ingredients. Drizzle over popcorn; toss until well coated.

CHILI CHEESE POPCORN

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over low heat, melt margarine. Add chili powder, garlic salt, and onion powder. Stir to mix well.
• In a large bowl, pour margarine mixture over popped popcorn. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and toss to coat well.

CHILI-CHEESE SPICY POPCORN

Steps:

• Place popcorn in large bowl; sprinkle with chili powder.
• Add remaining ingredients; toss lightly.

CALABRIAN CHILI POPCORN

Steps:

• Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the oil and the popcorn kernels and cover the pan. Cook, shaking occasionally, until the kernels have popped and the popping has slowed to 1 or 2 every second or so. Pour the popcorn into a large bowl. To the hot pan, add the butter and swirl until melted. Add the chili paste and stir to combine. Drizzle the mixture over the popcorn and toss well to coat. Season with the salt and serve.

CHILI-GARLIC POPCORN

Steps:

• Mix the smoked paprika, chili powder, garlic salt and onion powder together in a small bowl.
• Toss the popcorn and butter in a large bowl until well coated. Sprinkle the spice blend and Parmesan over the popcorn and toss well.

RED HOT CHILI AND SESAME OIL POPCORN

Steps:

• Put vegetable and sesame oils in a large pot with a lid, and begin to heat on high heat.
• When the oil is warmed, but not yet hot, add the unpopped popcorn, and immediately shake red hot chili oil onto the popcorn kernels.
• Cover the pan and begin shaking immediately, holding the lid down and protecting your hands with potholders. Shake the pan until the popping slows. (I like to slightly raise the pan off the burner, shake the pan in a swirling motion, set it back down, then about two seconds later pick it up and shake it again, and so on.).
• Transfer the popped corn to a bowl right away and salt to taste.

CHILI CHEESE POPCORN

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together and sprinkle over freshly popped popcorn
• To pop popcorn: 1/3 cup kernels with 2 tsp oil in glass bowl. Cover and place in microwave for 3 - 3 1/2 mins.