Mexican Cornbread Recipe: Easy and Delicious!

This cornbread is so flavorful and delicious. It is a really simple recipe to make and it is a family favorite when we are having soup or chili. You will need the following ingredients:

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Recipe:

1 1/2 cups of self rising cornmeal

1 tablespoon of jalapeno pepper, diced

3 tablespoons of onion, diced

1 1/4 cups of buttermilk (you may need more or less according to how thick it is)

3 tablespoons of butter

4 oz of shredded colby jack cheese

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Take the jalapeno pepper and seed and diced it into really small pieces. Dice the onion into small dices also.

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In a oven safe medium sized skillet place the butter and jalapeno and diced onions and cook until they get soft. I use a 8 inch cast iron skillet. (You can also use a 8 x 8 or 9 x 9 baking dish)

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In a mixing bowl add the cornmeal and the buttermilk together and mix well. Pour the cooked jalapenos, diced onions and butter into this mixture.

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Add the shredded cheese into the cornbread mixture and mix again.

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Pour this mixture back into the oven safe skillet and place into the oven and cook for 25 - 30 minutes or until the top of the cornbread is golden brown. Enjoy!

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Note: This could be made using the boxed corn bread mix and if you like more spice than add more jalapeno peppers including the seeds.

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I serve this warm along side a bowl of chili or soup and sometimes we have it when we are having a bbq pork loin.