Cheesy Bacon Jalapeno Skillet Cornbread Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Cornbread Recipes. (Cheesy Bacon Jalapeno Skillet Cornbread Recipe). After some trial and error, this is by far my favorite cornbread recipe. It's spicy, moist, and the cast iron skillet gives it a lovely crispy brown crust, plus bacon! Also I love that it doesn't use buttermilk because I hate buying it just for cornbread. And it's gluten-free.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 35 mins

Additional: 5 mins

Total: 55 mins

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 servings

Cheesy Bacon Jalapeno Skillet Cornbread Recipe

Ingredients

4 slices bacon

3 jalapeno peppers

minced

1 cup yellow cornmeal

1 cup skim milk

¾ cup gluten-free flour

2 tablespoons white sugar

1 tablespoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

2 eggs

¼ cup butter

melted

1 cup shredded pepperjack cheese

divided

5 green onions

chopped

Bread

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

Step 2

Place bacon in a cast iron skillet and cook over medium-high heat turning occasionally until evenly browned about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels reserving bacon grease in the skillet. Spread the grease up the sides of the skillet using a paper towel.

Step 3

Cook jalapeno peppers in the bacon grease over medium heat until lightly browned about 5 minutes.

Step 4

Combine cornmeal and skim milk together in a bowl; let sit until some of the liquid is absorbed 5 to 10 minutes.

Step 5

Whisk flour sugar baking powder and salt together in a separate bowl. Mix eggs and butter into cornmeal mixture; stir into flour mixture just until batter is moist. Fold jalapeno peppers 1/2 cup pepperjack cheese and green onions into batter. Pour batter into the cast iron skillet; crumble bacon over top and sprinkle remaining cheese over bacon.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until set and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean about 18 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Cheesy Bacon Jalapeno Skillet Cornbread Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 389.4

% Daily Value *

Protein: 14.2g 28%

Carbohydrates: 39.8g 13%

Dietary Fiber: 3.1g 13%

Sugars: 7.8g

Fat: 20g 31%

Saturated Fat: 10.2g 51%

Cholesterol: 113.3mg 38%

Vitamin A Iu: 947.1IU 19%

Niacin Equivalents: 3.4mg 26%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 9%

Vitamin C: 5.5mg 9%

Folate: 71mcg 18%

Calcium: 326.4mg 33%

Iron: 1.9mg 11%

Magnesium: 21.2mg 8%

Potassium: 207.3mg 6%

Sodium: 808.4mg 32%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 25%

Calories From Fat: 179.9

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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