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Cheesy Jalapeño Corn Pudding

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Cheesy Jalapeño Corn Pudding

If cornbread and corn casserole had a baby, this would be it. It’s not overly runny like a casserole but also not super dry like a bread. Instead you get smoky flavors from the corn kernels, a little kick from the jalapeño and lots and lots of cheese! Its delicious.

 

This is a one pot dish and it will cook faster on the stove and in the oven when using a cast iron skillet. I highly recommend investing in a good cast iron skillet (there are so many ways to use them).

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Recipe | Serving Size: 4-8

Ingredients

  • Unsalted Butter - 1 tbsp

  • Onion - ¼ cup, diced

  • Jalapeno - 1-2, deseeded if you don’t like spicy

  • Sage - 1 tbsp, chopped

  • Salt - 1 tsp

  • Paprika - ½ tsp

  • Cayenne - just a pinch

  • Fire Roasted Corn Kernels - 1 cup

  • Yellow or White Cornmeal - 1/4 cup

  • Eggs - 2

  • Milk - ⅔ cup

  • Heavy Cream - ¼ cup

  • Shredded Cheese - 1 cup, cheddar or monterey jack

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.

  2. Melt butter in a 10-inch cast iron skillet over medium heat, then add onion, bell pepper, sugar, sage, salt, paprika, and cayenne.

  3. Cook, stirring, until onions are translucent and just beginning to brown, about 10 minutes, then add corn.

  4. Continue cooking, stirring frequently, until no water remains in the skillet, another 8 to 10 minutes.

    • Note: If you can’t find fire-roasted corn kernels, regular corn kernels should do fine. I only added it because I like the extra smoky flavor it brings paired with jalapeno.

  5. Stir in cornmeal and remove the skillet from heat.

  6. In a small bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, and cream, then pour into the corn mixture.

  7. Sprinkle with cheese, stir well to combine, and bake until softly set, about 20-25 minutes.

  8. Turn on the broiler and broil only until lightly browned, just a minute or two more.

  9. Top it off with more cheese, corn kernels and extra jalapeno if you can tolerate the heat.

 

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