Mexican Cornbread

I make cornbread a lot during the winter. My family loves having cornbread with chili. Mexican Cornbread is definitely a twist on regular cornbread. It’s loaded with green chiles, cheese, peppers and tons of flavor! The next time you have a craving for cornbread, make this Mexican cornbread. I promise you won’t want to make cornbread any other way ever again!

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Ingredients

• Flour
• Baking Powder
• Cornmeal
• Salt
• Jalapeno
• Eggs
• Corn Oil
• Buttermilk
• Sour Cream
• Sharp Cheddar Cheese
• Monterey Jack Cheese
• Can of Creamed Corn
• Can of Corn
• Onion
• Red Bell Pepper

How to Make Mexican Cornbread

1. In a bowl, combine your flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt. These are your dry ingredients.
2. Immediately begin chopping and dicing your onion, red bell pepper and jalapeno. Remove the seeds from the jalapeno unless you want the cornbread extra spicy.
3. In a separate bowl, mix together your eggs, corn oil, sour cream, buttermilk, creamed corn, canned corn, jalapeno, onion, red bell pepper, sharp cheddar cheese and monterey jack cheese.
4. Combine your dry ingredients with your wet ingredients and gently mix. Make sure all the ingredients are well incorporated.
5. Pour your Mexican Cornbread batter into an oven safe baking dish.
6. Sprinkle the top with more sharp cheddar cheese and monterey jack cheese, if desired.
7. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F for 50-55 minutes. You’ll know it’s ready when the top is a golden color. You may also place a toothpick into the center of your cornbread. If it comes out dry, it’s ready.

What Can I Serve Mexican Cornbread With?

I definitely recommend serving Mexican Cornbread with Chili! You can have it with traditional chili or even white chicken chili. I’ve also served it with different types of soups in the past. Butter up your slice and add a little bit of honey to it to shake things up a bit. Whether you decide to eat it on it’s own or as a side dish, it’s absolutely delicious!

Top Tips & Variations for Making Mexican Cornbread

• I recommend keeping an eye on your Mexican Cornbread around the 45 minute mark of baking. All oven temperatures may vary and you do not want to over bake your cornbread.
• For this recipe, I used sharp cheddar cheese and monterey jack cheese. Fell free to use whatever cheese you prefer. You may also want to use a Mexican cheese blend.
• Some people like adding canned green chiles to their Mexican Cornbread. I prefer the taste of the jalapeno but feel free to swap it out for 4-5 tbsp of canned green chiles.

Mexican Cornbread

This Mexican Cornbread is loaded with cheese and flavor! Serve it with a bowl of chili or any soup of your choice. Mexican Cornbread is also perfect to serve as a side dish for the holidays but can also be enjoyed year round.

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour

Servings: 6 people

Calories: 471kcal

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt or more to taste
• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 jalapeno seeded and diced
• 1/2 medium onion
• 1/2 medium red bell pepper
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup corn oil
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 1/4 cup sharp cheddar cheese reserve 1/4 cup for topping off the cornbread
• 1 1/4 cup monterey jack cheese reserve 1/4 cup for topping off the cornbread

Instructions

• In a bowl, combine your flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt. These are your dry ingredients.
• Immediately begin chopping and dicing your onion, red bell pepper and jalapeno. Remove the seeds from the jalapeno unless you want the cornbread extra spicy.
• In a separate bowl, mix together your eggs, corn oil, sour cream, buttermilk, creamed corn, canned corn, jalapeno, onion, red bell pepper, sharp cheddar cheese and monterey jack cheese.
• Combine your dry ingredients with your wet ingredients and gently mix. Make sure all the ingredients are well incorporated.
• Pour your Mexican Cornbread batter into an oven safe baking dish.
• Sprinkle the top with more sharp cheddar cheese and monterey jack cheese, if desired.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F for 50-55 minutes. You’ll know it’s ready when the top is a golden color. You may also place a toothpick into the center of your cornbread. If it comes out dry, it’s ready.

Nutrition

Calories: 471kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 110mg | Sodium: 873mg | Potassium: 233mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 647IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 492mg | Iron: 2mg