Jalapeño Spoon Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 eggs
• 2 (16 ounce) cans cream-style corn
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 (2 1/2 ounce) can sliced ripe olives, drained
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 4 -7 jalapeno chiles, stemmed, seeded, and finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese or 2 cups monterey jack and cheddar cheese blend

Recipe

• 1 beat the eggs in a large bowl then add corn, onion, olives, oil and chilies; set aside.
• 2 in another bowl, combine garlic salt, baking powder, cumin and cornmeal; add to egg mixture with 1 cup of the cheese; stir to blend.
• 3 pour batter into a well-greased 9-inch square baking pan; scatter remaining 1 cup of cheese over the top.
• 4 bake in a 350°f oven until golden brown, about 40-50 minutes.
• 5 to serve, spoon out of pan.