This is the BEST cornbread you’ll ever come across! It’s crisp on the outside and tender and fluffy on the inside. This Hatch green Chile and cheddar-jack cornbread is killer!
There is this one restaurant that we go to, only once in a while, when I’m craving these two things:
1. BBQ beef ribs, because who would’ve known that they’re surprisingly difficult to find in Chicago restaurants (as in practically nonexistent)?
2. GOOD cornbread. And never until I tasted theirs, had I ever imagined myself as much of a cornbread kind of gal. But now, well I’m certainly a cornbread kind of gal.
Okay, it’s a New Mexican Hatch green chile and cheese cornbread that’s baked in cast iron, and then they also make them into big hunks of croutons for their yummy house caesar salad.
So how about this—I’m going to show you how to make BOTH, the cornbread and then the tangy caesar salad with their cornbread croutons! Because I got the recipes down!! And it’s time I shared.
Today let’s make the cornbread recipe first and then for my next post, I’ll upload the video recipe for the tangy caesar salad that has a nice little kick to it. And most definitely, we’ll take the cornbread from this recipe and make them into the best ever croutons for that salad!
First of all, don’t fret if you don’t have a cast iron pan. You can make cornbread with anything. I used my trusty Le Creuset French oven (AKA a Dutch oven) which is is actually just cast iron with an enamel cooked over it.
I don’t even own a plain cast iron pan simply because I’ve got my handy French oven that does everything except leach metallic iron into your food in unnatural amounts. Yes, this is most certainly true. Plain cast iron that does not have enamel WILL do this. And personally, I’m not so cool with this fact. So I’m very thankful for my enameled cast iron French oven pot.
Now, it’s time for a moment of honesty:
I’d be a big fat liar if I didn’t disclose the fact that I do have a long cast iron skillet that I occasionally throw onto our burners when I want to pretend that we have a grill.
You see, I’m not allowed to own a grill where I live and sometimes, when this makes me sad, I do resort to using the cast iron skillet. Also, sometimes pancake batter accidentally pours itself onto it and turns into my extremely yummy pancakes.
But seriously, it doesn’t get overused. And please, do make sure that whenever you use your non-enameled cast iron, that it’s well greased because this keeps the iron leaching to a minimum (which is still too much in my opinion).
I much prefer my iron from red meat, not the pan used to cook the meat.
Enough talk though. I’m not kidding when I say you need this recipe, and then the next recipe too!
Make sure you try my BEST Spicy Caesar Salad that uses this cornbread for crispy croutons!
Try my Juicy Pulled Chicken and Jalapeno Tacos!
Try the PERFECT Banana Brown Sugar Pancakes!
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BEST EVER Green Chile & Cheese Cornbread – VIDEO!
Ingredients
- ½ cup Butter 1 stick, melted
- 1 cup Sugar
- 4 Eggs
- 1 Creamed Corn 15 ounce can
- 1 Hatch Green Chile Peppers 4 ounce can
- 1/2 cup Sharp Cheddar Cheese shredded
- 1/2 cup Monterey Jack Cheese shredded
- 1 cup Flour
- 1 cup Yellow Cornmeal medium grain
- 4 teaspoons Baking Powder I recommend aluminum-free
- ½ teaspoon Sea Salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven and a cast iron pan or dutch oven to 350º F (176º C).
- In a large mixing bowl, combine melted butter, sugar, and creamed corn.
- In a smaller mixing bowl, whisk the eggs.
- Add eggs to the larger mixing bowl and combine.
- Mix in green chile peppers and both cheeses.
- Add flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt. Mix in until just combined.
- Remove skillet/dutch oven from the oven and spray the bottom and sides with cooking oil.
- Add in the mixture and put in oven, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until fork poked into the center comes out clean.
Love a classic cornbread.. this looks SO good and I wish I had some now (with alot of melting butter)!
Ooooooo, butter would be SO good on it! 😉
Thanks xoxo
Starting my cozy Sunday morning watching your cornbread video. Looks delicious! Love that you added the New Mexico green chile.
Thanks Becky! Muah!! 🙂
Just made this and it is to die for. I live in Chicago and this does taste just like the Bandera cornbread.
Thanks, Lisa! So glad you loved it so much! 🙂 🙂
Just made this recipe as a side for a chili. Everyone loved it! Thank you!
I wondered if this recipe would fit into a classic 8″ cast iron skillet…And it does! It’s very close but it turned out perfectly for me. I did have to add some cooking time but that’s the fun of baking.
Great recipe! Two thirty-something men found it the best part of the meal, which included ribs and chicken from the smoker! I’ll use it again.
This cornbread is amazing! I made it for a potluck and everyone loved it!