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Sweet Mexican Cornbread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is one of the best #cornbread #recipes ever! It starts with a #Zatarains honey butter cornbread mix. Add Fiesta #corn, green #chilies & #bacon & you have the most heavenly cornbread you'll ever eat. Perfect side for any soup, stew or chili recipe. #TexMex #SweetMexicanCornbread

Sweet Mexican Cornbread

Teresa Ambra
Sweet Mexican Cornbread is out of this world delicious. This amazing cornbread starts with a Zatarain's Honey Butter Cornbread Mix. It also includes cheddar cheese, green chilies and bacon for a sweet, savory and spicy taste that's just awesome. Every bite is melt-in-your-mouth good. It's terrific served with soup, chili or stew. You won't want cornbread any other way after sampling this fantastic recipe.
4 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Breads, Rolls and Muffins
Cuisine Tex-Mex
Servings 12
Calories 666 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large cast-iron skillet or large oven-proof skillet
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • 1 large skillet to fry bacon
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 spatula

Ingredients
  

  • 12.5 oz. box Zatarain's Honey Butter Cornbread Mix
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup half-and-half (You can also use milk)
  • 6 tbsp. unsalted butter melted
  • 14-oz. can Southwestern whole kernel corn drained (or Fiesta Corn, or Mexicorn)
  • 4 oz. can green chilies diced and drained (optional, but better with it!)
  • 5 slices bacon crisp cooked and crumbled; reserve bacon grease
  • 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375º.
  • Fry bacon in skillet over medium heat until crisp.
  • Be careful not to over-fry the bacon so it scorches!
  • Drain bacon on paper towels.
  • Break bacon up into small pieces.
  • Set aside.
  • Meanwhile, pour the bacon drippings from frying the bacon into a cast iron skillet or 9x13” baking dish.
  • Set aside.
  • Mix cornbread per the directions on the box.
  • Combine cornbread mix with egg, half-and-half (or milk) and melted butter and stir to combine.
  • Add all the other ingredients and stir again to combine.
  • Pour cornbread batter into cast iron skillet with bacon drippings.
  • Bake at 375º for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Notes

NOTE: This recipe is good with or without the green chilies.
 
NOTE: The Zatarains' cornbread mix required the egg, milk (or half-and-half) and melted butter.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 666kcalCarbohydrates: 118gProtein: 18gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 1757mgPotassium: 1002mgFiber: 12gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 776IUVitamin C: 41mgCalcium: 124mgIron: 3mg
Keyword bacon, cheese, corn, cornbread, green chilies
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