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Spicy Corn Casserole

Course: Side Dish
Category: Vegetarian

Ingredients 

Cornbread Mix (you can use a 6- to 8.5-ounce package of cornbread mix, such as Jiffy, or make your own as described here):

  • 2/3 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Casserole:

  • 1 15- ounce can creamed corn or kernel corn, undrained
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 6 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 2 large eggs, beaten
  • 1 medium green bell pepper, minced
  • 1/4 to 1/2 cup pickled jalapeños, minced

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x9-inch baking dish or a cast iron skillet.
  • Combine the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl and whisk the mixture until it’s thoroughly combined. Or you can just use one 6- to 8.5-ounce package dry cornbread mix (like Jiffy) instead.
  • Stir in the undrained corn, sour cream, melted butter, and eggs and whisk until everything’s combined. Add the bell peppers and jalapeño peppers and mix thoroughly. The 1/2 cup measurement of jalapeño peppers makes for a really spicy cornbread, which is the way I like it, but feel free to use less, or leave them out altogether if you don’t want it to be spicy at all.
  • Spoon mixture into the prepared dish.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40-55 minutes.
  • Serve and enjoy!