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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.
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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 1/4 cups (190 g) fine cornmeal
- 1 1/4 cups (175 g) all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/4 cup (50 g) sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) softened unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup (115 g) sour cream
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 2 cups of chopped, roasted green chiles (Anaheim or Hatch) (3 7-ounce cans of chopped green chiles, drained)
- 1 cup (130 g) corn kernels (if frozen, defrost)
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (4 ounces, 113 g)
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 whisk together 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
what about muffins instead and do you modify the recipe?
Hi Diane, if you want to make muffins you need to reduce the baking time. I haven’t tried making muffins with this recipe, so I’m not sure on the timing, but I would try 15 minutes and if it needs more time, add more time.
Thanks for this recipe. I made this yesterday & it is excellent! It is very moist with great texture & is not overly heavy like some cornbread recipes I’ve made.
Hi Elise. You changed the recipe. I know, because I have made it dozens of times, and absolutely Love it!
I made it last night to go with my infamous Beans and Rice dish. The jury is still out whether I like it more or less, but first impression is I liked it better previously; was maybe slightly more moist!
I have enjoyed several of your recipes (Tri Tip…yum). Thanks for being there for us.
Rick
Hi Rick, yes, I did update the recipe recently. Several people had problems with it and when I went to make it again, I too had problems. So, I did a bunch more testing and now it’s at a point where I really like it, so I hope you like it too!
Nah, I like the previous version more. I bet the folks that had problems simply didn’t let it set long enough, thinking it wasn’t done. It’s done, so just hang on a few more…Ha!
They are both good, but I really like the extra moistness. Thanks again.
Just made this last night, but had to make a few subs due to my daughter’s dairy allergy. I used oat yogurt, oat milk, and vegan butter and omitted the cheddar. It still turned out moist and delicious. I baked it in a cast iron skillet that I sprayed with ghee oil. I didn’t have any corn, but that would be a good addition. I’ll definitely try this again!
Hi Debbie, I’m so glad the cornbread worked out for you with all of your substitutions! Thank you for sharing.
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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