The chili is bubbling away on the stove and you only have about 5 minutes to whip up a side. If you have a good can opener then you can make savory, rich, and moist jalapeno corn bread. This is not a gourmet recipe this is a simple and quick corn bread that tastes great. I like to sprinkle extra cheese and a few jalapenos on top of the bread so everyone expects to bite into a savory and not sweet corn bread. You can bake the bread in an 8×8 or a muffin pan. For a buffet I like the muffins, for a family-style meal the 8×8 is nice because everyone cut what size pieces they want. This is a super moist corn bread almost like a corn pone and if you have a small cast iron skillet melt some butter (or bacon fat) in it and use it to bake the bread, you will get a nice crispy edge. For drier corn bread omit the cream style corn.
Looking for a tasty way to use up leftover corn bread? Try my TexMex Corn Bread Dressing.
Better Corn Bread in a Jiffy
Ingredients
- 1 box jiffy corn bread mix
- 1 can cream style corn 15 oz
- 1 can whole kernel corn 11oz drained
- 1 cup grated cheddar cheese plus a sprinkle for the top
- 1 can green chilies 4 oz
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup milk
Instructions
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This is simple! Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Grease a 8x8 pan. Mix all the ingredients together the batter will be lumpy. Pour into the pan, sprinkle the top with a little more cheese and a few jalapeno slices if you would like.
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Bake until golden brown about 20-30 minutes for a 8x8 pan or about 15-20 minutes for a pan of muffins.
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Serve hot or room temperature with a little butter to slather on top, yummy.
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I almost can't serve chili in this house with out some corn bread, this family is so spoiled. LOL!
actually its chesterfield’s not cheddar’s…sorry get them mixed up
what brand chillies do you use? this looks like the muffins they serve at Cheddar’s, they’re delicious! can’t wait to try this recipe
Flavor is awesome but i baked it for 50 min and still mushy. Why?
Could be your oven, pan or the corn that you used…This is a gooey type bread not super dry if you want a drier bread you can omit the cream style corn. (You did drain the canned corn all the way, right? I ask because my friend did make this once without draining the corn and it was a hot mess.)