Recipe: Appetizing Mexican Cornbread

Mexican Cornbread. I work at an elementary school, and a couple times a year we have a gathering where everyone brings a favorite dish to pass. Mexican Cornbread Recipe photo by Taste of Home. This is a popular Mexican cornbread, made with cornmeal and buttermilk, cream style corn, and chopped onion and peppers and Monterey Jack cheese.

Mexican Cornbread Casserole is a filling meal. This south-of-the-border-inspired casserole is a great way to feed a family. I love to make Mexican Cornbread Casserole for when I want a hearty meal. You can have Mexican Cornbread using 10 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Mexican Cornbread

1. You need 2 cups of self-rising cornmeal.
2. You need 1/4 cup of sugar.
3. It's 2/3 cup of vegetable oil.
4. You need 3 of eggs.
5. Prepare 1 of small onion, chopped.
6. Prepare 1 (15 ounce) of can cream-style corn.
7. You need 1 cup of buttermilk.
8. You need 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese.
9. It's 1 of small red or green bell pepper, chopped.
10. You need 1-2 of jalapeño peppers, seeded and chopped.

With the ground beef and veggies, it's a great meal all by itself, but it complements other dishes so well. The recipe calls for sliced jalapenos, but if heat isn't your thing. Mexican Cornbread is the perfect weeknight dinner and a delicious ground beef recipe. Cream-style corn and buttermilk keeps every piece of cornbread moist and tender.

Mexican Cornbread instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F Grease and flour a 13×9 in. baking dish..
2. Combine cornmeal and sugar in a medium bowl. Stir in oil and eggs. Add onion, corn, buttermilk, cheese, bell pepper and jalapeño peppers and stir to combine. (You can cook a half pound of ground beef and drain and mix it in here if you want.).
3. Pour batter into pan and bake uncovered about 1 hour or until brown. Cut into squares. Enjoy!.

She says "This has got to be the tastiest and the most moist cornbread I have ever made. Meanwhile, whisk together cornmeal, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar. I make Mexican cornbread pretty often. We like it with chili con carne, homemade soups and stews Some of the ingredients I've used in my Mexican cornbread recipes include whole kernel corn. Taco cornbread casserole made easy with a box of my favorite corn muffin mix!