Healthier Cheesy Cornbread Casserole |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This is a based on a casserole recipe I found on 'Zaar (#35583). I wanted to make it a bit healthier, so I added more veggies, wholemeal flour, and reduced the cheese. I also can't get cornbread mix where I am, so I had to combine it with a from-scratch cornbread recipe (#4496). I normally would just post my changes in the feedback, but these changes were pretty extensive and I am interested to see the difference in the nutritional values. You may need to fiddle with the baking time as I used a non-standard baking dish and I have a really dodgy oven. The original recipe called for a 3-qt dish and 30 minutes of baking time. NOTE: I have updated this recipe as somehow managed to leave out the cornmeal! Amazed that the review still came out so well *LOL*! Ingredients:
1/2 cup all-purpose flour |
1/2 cup whole wheat flour |
1 cup cornmeal or 1 cup polenta |
1/4 cup sugar |
4 teaspoons baking powder |
3/4 teaspoon salt |
1 teaspoon ground sage |
1/2 teaspoon white pepper |
2 eggs |
1 cup milk |
1/4 cup canola oil |
2 tablespoons chopped jalapenos (optional) |
1 tablespoon butter |
1 cup finely chopped celery |
1 cup finely chopped green bell pepper |
1 cup sliced green onion |
1 cup frozen corn kernels |
6 hot dogs, quartered lengthwise and sliced |
1 cup low-fat cheddar cheese, shredded |
Directions:
1. Preheat over to 400.
2. Mix first 8 ingredients in a large bowl, set aside.
3. Whisk together eggs, milk, oil, and jalapenos in a small bowl, set aside.
4. Saute celery, onion, and peppers in butter for 5 minutes in a large skillet or wok.
5. Add chopped hotdogs to vegetable mixture, saute 5 more minutes.
6. Add corn kernels to skillet, cook till warm.
7. Make a well in the dry ingredients.
8. Pour egg mixture into dry ingredients, stirring just till moist.
9. Add all but 1 cup of hot dog mixture, plus about half the cheese, to batter and mix to combine.
10. Spread batter into a shallow baking dish.
11. Top with remaining hotdog mixture and remaining cheese.
12. Bake for 20- 30 minutes until golden brown and a fork or skewer comes out clean when you poke it into the casserole.
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