Chili Corn

A hot and spicy popcorn snack mix with crushed dried red chiles and roasted pepitas.

Recipe Ingredients:

4 quarts popped popcorn
3 small dried red chiles
1 (6.75-ounce) package peanuts
6 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 (3.25-ounce) package roasted pepitas, (pumpkin seeds)
3/4 teaspoon garlic salt

Cooking Directions:

1. Heat popped popcorn in oven if it is cold. Cook chiles and peanuts in margarine over low heat for 5 minutes; remove chiles.
2. Add pepitas and pour over hot corn; season with garlic salt.

Makes about 4 1/2 quarts.

Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of The Popcorn Board.