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The beauty of cornbread is that is a blank canvas that allows you to play with flavors and textures. I love a good basic cornbread casserole, so making a Cheesy Chile Cornbread Casserole seemed like a winner!
Cheesy Chile Cornbread Casserole pairs the sweetness of cornbread with the subtle heat of hatch chiles and chile powder for an incredible side dish.
A few months back I received a shipment… a glorious gift really. A large box filled to the brim with brightly colored and fragrant Hatch chiles straight from New Mexico from my friends at Chile Monster.
Hubby and I spent an entire day roasting, peeling, portioning and freezing my booty to use throughout the year. Chile Monster just sent me another gift: fresh red chile powder!
I now know what I am getting everyone for Christmas gifts: chile powder! Kidding aside, they have wonderful assorted of gifts for the foodie in your life.
I needed to find a recipe to use both flavorful ingredients and landed on a holiday favorite, Cheesy Chile Cornbread Casserole. Cornbread Casserole is slightly different from traditional cornbread.
Instead of being “bready” and having an easily cut-able, bar consistency, a cornbread casserole is more like stuffing or corn pudding. It is moist and served with a spoon.
You can choose to give it a loving layer of cheese or serve it browned, I’ve pictured both options for you throughout the post. Either way, the “meat” will have a confetti of chiles and corn.
This batch of Cheesy Chile Cornbread Casserole was the perfect item to bring to my neighborhood chili cook-off. Instead of making my Chocolate Chili or Red Steak Chili, I opted for a side dish.
It can be served with or without a cheese topping and also blended with chicken or even ground beef to serve as an entree. If you don’t have any chiles in your freezer, you can use canned, diced chiles.
Dial back on the chile powder for a less spicy variation. And if you’d like to learn how to freeze a casserole, check out my tips!
Try some of my other recipes featuring hatch chiles:
Cheesy Chile Cornbread Casserole Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 box Jiffy Cornbread Muffin Mix
- 2 cups corn
- 3/4 cup chiles diced
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 4 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon chile powder
- 1 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese shredded*, plus more for topping if desired
- Cooking Spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F degree and lightly coat an 8×11 casserole dish with cooking spray.
- Blend together cornbread muffin mix through shredded cheddar cheese in a large bowl. Stir until just combined.
- Pour into a greased casserole dish. Bake for 55 minutes, or until top turns a light brown. If you want a cheesy topping, add and return until cheese is just melted.
- Remove and allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving. Enjoy!
- If you’ve tried this recipe, come back and let us know!
So good! The whole family loved it and we will make it again. I did add more cheese, cause, well, CHEESE!
Made it at least 20 times.Not the healthiest dish though I could consume half the recipe.One of my favorites and a good dish for pot luck or take along in an insulated casserole holder.
LOL- nope- I don’t think anyone would sell this dish as “healthy” but it is tasty!!!
I’ve made this probably twenty times in the last couple of years. Great side dish and ingredients are usually on hand. Do not sell my E-mail address
I don’t sell anyone’s email address. 🙂
And thank you! So glad you love it!
What is the weight of a box of store-bought box of Ready Mix cornbread. I’m here in South Africa and that product is not available here. I want to try this recipe, and I need to know how much of the mix to make.
Hi! One box is 8.5 ounces.
SOOOOOO JEALOUS! I lived in Taos, NM for many years before moving to the UK and now Hatch Chiles have had to leave my pantry… 🙁 Nothing can beat the taste of Hatch, but the cost of having them shipped here is crazy, so have to go with Old El Paso… Hope it turns out well!
Aw, I’m sorry! I’m sure it won’t be AS good, but it will still be delicious!
I seem to be missing most of this recipe it goes from mix cornbread mix with cheese …pour into pan
is anyone else missing what to do with the rest of the indigence?
Cookie, it reads to combine “Cornbread mix through cheddar cheese”, so really, all of the ingredients.
This looks amazing! Can’t wait to try it. Pinning it now!