Why settle for plain cornbread when you can make this beautiful, decadent version loaded with peppers, cheese and bacon?
Upside-Down Cowboy Cornbread
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 55 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 4 slices thick-sliced bacon, chopped (4 oz)
- 1 large red bell pepper, sliced into 1/4-inch rings
- 2 pouches (6.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Cornbread & Muffin Mix
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 can (4 oz) Old El Paso™ Chopped Green Chiles
- 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (8 oz)
- 1 bunch sliced green onions, greens and whites separated (about 1/2 cup whites and 1/2 cup greens)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. In 10-inch cast-iron skillet, cook bacon over medium-low heat until just crispy. With slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towel-lined plate; set aside. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon drippings; discard or reserve for another use.
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Step2Place pepper rings in single layer in drippings in skillet, and cook 1 to 2 minutes or until peppers soften. Remove skillet from heat. Turn peppers, keeping in single layer.
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Step3In large bowl, mix both pouches cornbread mix, eggs and milk. Stir in reserved bacon, chiles, cheese and green onion whites.
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Step4Gently pour batter over pepper rings. Bake 28 to 33 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center of cornbread comes out clean.
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Step5Run knife around edge of cornbread. Let cornbread cool 10 minutes.
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Step6Place plate over skillet, and carefully flip over. Remove skillet. Cut into 8 wedges. Top with green onion greens.
Nutrition
380
Calories
17g
Total Fat
15g
Protein
41g
Total Carbohydrate
3g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 380
- Calories from Fat
- 150
- Total Fat
- 17g
- 26%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 38%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 85mg
- 28%
- Sodium
- 690mg
- 29%
- Potassium
- 230mg
- 6%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 41g
- 14%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 3g
- Protein
- 15g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 25%
- 25%
- Vitamin C
- 30%
- 30%
- Calcium
- 25%
- 25%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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