Mexican Cornbread "Pizza"
Your kids will love this mix of Italian and Mexican
for dinner.
(Serves 8)
Ingredients:
Cornbread:
3/4 cup cornmeal
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 egg, beaten
2 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil
Topping:
1 pound ground beef
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 small package Taco seasoning
2 cups shredded Cheddar or jack cheese
1/2 red or green bell pepper, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
2 small vine ripe tomatoes, seeded and diced
2 tablespoons drained sliced black olives
1 to 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves, optional garnish
Sour cream and salsa
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Coat a 12 inch oven proof skillet or 9x13
baking pan with non-stick
spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the dry
ingredients: cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the wet
ingredients: milk, egg and oil.
- Stir the egg mixture into the flour mixture.
Mix until well blended.
- Pour batter into skillet and bake for 12 -
15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Brown the meat over medium high heat in a
second skillet.
- Add onions and taco seasoning and cook for 5 minutes
more.
- Remove cornbread from oven and top with
meat, cheese and veggies. Add pan back to oven and cook
5 - 10 minutes more to
melt cheese. Garnish with cilantro if desired.
- Cut into 8 wedges and serve the
pan pizza from the skillet.
- Serve with sour cream, guacamole and salsa.
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