Easy Mexican Cornbread

A savory Mexican-style cornbread features a blend of cream-style corn, green chile peppers, and cheese, baked to perfection.

Category Tags:

Side DishBread

Cuisine Tags:

MexicanAmerican

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Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 F and grease a 9-inch square baking pan.

  2. In a large bowl, combine the cornmeal, melted shortening, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.

  3. Whisk the eggs with buttermilk in a separate bowl, then add this mixture to the dry ingredients, mixing just until blended.

  4. Stir in the cream-style corn, mild chile peppers, and optional minced jalapeño peppers.

  5. Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle with half of the shredded cheese.

  6. Spoon the remaining batter over the cheese layer, then top with the remaining cheese.

  7. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the edges are lightly browned and the cornbread is set.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 152 kcal
Carbohydrate: 17 g
Cholesterol: 33 mg
Fiber: 1 g
Protein: 4 g
Saturated Fat: 3 g
Sodium: 403 mg
Sugar: 2 g
Fat: 8 g
Unsaturated Fat: 0 g