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Finally. A green chile cornbread that is moist, flavorful, and filled with corn and chiles!
I’ve been experimenting for a couple of years now and believe we now have a winner.
Do you like green chiles? I grew up eating Anaheims. They are best when roasted fresh over flame, but you can easily used the canned chiles.
How to Make Green Chile Cornbread (video)
Green Chile Cornbread Recipe
If you use canned chiles and want the heat, make sure you look for the cans that say "hot", not "mild" on them.
Ingredients
- 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp cornmeal
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) softened unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 eggs
- 1 3/4 cups milk
- 2 cups of chopped, roasted green chiles (Anaheim or Hatch) (2 7-ounce cans of whole green chiles, drained, chopped)
- 1 cup corn (frozen is fine)
- 1 cup shredded cheddar or Monterey Jack cheese (4 ounces)
Method
1 Preheat oven and prep baking dish: Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease a 3-quart baking dish.
2 Make the batter: In a large bowl mix the cornmeal, flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
In a separate bowl, beat the softened butter and sugar. Beat the sour cream and eggs into the butter sugar mixture.
Add the milk and the dry ingredients, a third at a time and alternating wet/dry.
Mix in the green chiles, corn, and shredded cheese. Pour mixture into prepared baking dish.
3 Bake: Bake at 400°F for 35 minutes, or until top is browned, the center springs back when pressed down, and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
Let cool almost completely before serving.
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Green Chile Cornbread
I made this today to go along with the pumpkin chili recipe on this site. It is delicious! I like a real kick to my food anyway, and will probably use a jalapeño along with the milder peppers next time!
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Well, it was ok. I was concerned that it was so thin when I put it into the pan, but I wanted to give it a try. It was not light and airy cornbread, but heavy and dense. Perhaps with less milk it would have worked better?
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I added an extra cup of corn meal because it was so thin, and it turned out nice and fluffy. I was using self rising corn mean and flour, so you might need a little extra baking powder too.
Delicious my family loved it. Made mine with mild chili’s and it was perfect for me.
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Th batter seemed very thin. The finished product was more like a soufflé or frittata. I followed the recipe exactly. Maybe I mixed it too much?
Is it essential to use sugar.? I had cornbread once on a visit to the US, and it was like eating cake. I love the sound of this recipe, but dont like the thought of a sweet bread eating with a savoury meal. TIA.
Hi, Brenda! You can make it without sugar.
Thanks, I will give it a try.