The perfect side for any Mexican meal.
Cinco de Mayo is almost here, so I have been busy wiping up some delicious, Mexican inspired dishes for you! Here’s a really easy, hearty Cheesy Mexican Cornbread. It’s just as simple to make as plain cornbread, but it’s got a lot more going on.
Now, most people know of two kinds of cornbread. There’s the sweet, cake-like cornbread that’s made with white flour as well as cornmeal, and there’s the heavier, crumbly cornbread that’s made with all cornmeal and usually baked in a skillet.
Well, Mexican cornbread is different from both of these. It’s made with fresh corn or creamed corn in the batter, which makes it light and moist at the same time. It’s got both cheese and eggs, which makes it really hearty and satisfying. And it’s spiked with chili peppers to give it a zesty Mexican flavor.
My version of Mexican cornbread pumps up the flavor with even more ingredients – chopped bell peppers as well as chilis, and some chopped green onions for an extra kick. With eggs, cheese, and veggies all mixed right in, it’s hearty enough to make a meal of all by itself. Or you can serve it on the side with any Mexican meal, like tacos or burritos.
Light main dish or hearty side dish – this Mexican Style Cornbread can do it all.
Cheesy Mexican Cornbread
Ingredients:
1 cup self-rising white cornmeal
½ cup self-rising flour
3 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
2 green onions, chopped
½ cup green bell pepper, chopped
1 mince garlic clove
1 small can (4.5 oz) chopped green chilis, drained.
2 eggs, beaten
1 (8 ounce) can creamed corn
¼ cup milk
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a 9×9 baking pan or use a spring-form pan with cooking spray.
2. Combine corn meal, flour, cheese, onions, bell pepper and green chilis. Stir until well combined.
3. Next, stir in eggs, creamed corn and milk. Spread the batter out in your prepared pan.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.
Slice and serve topped with your favorite butter!
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Cheesy Mexican Cornbread
Ingredients
- 1 cup self-rising white cornmeal
- ½ cup self-rising flour
- 3 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
- 2 green onions, chopped
- ½ cup green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 mince garlic clove
- 1 small can 4.5 oz chopped green chilis, drained.
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 8 ounce can creamed corn
- ¼ cup milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a 9x9 baking pan or use a spring-form pan with cooking spray.
- Combine corn meal, flour, cheese, onions, bell pepper and green chilis. Stir until well combined.
- Next, stir in eggs, creamed corn and milk. Spread the batter out in your prepared pan.
- Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.
- Slice and serve topped with your favorite butter!
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Nutrition Information:
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Candace says
If I need to leave out the corn how would I adjust the wet ingredients to make sure it still had enough liquid?
Corey says
Sorry Candace, I have only made the recipe as written.
Kim Headrick says
This is absolutely the best Mexican cornbread I have ever had….And I made it myself😘with your recipe. Thank you
CATHY MORROW says
I substituted jalapeno peppers for the chili peppers and put in some hot pepper flakes or red pepper flakes and a few mild banana peppers do you think that might have messed up my recipe