Wednesday, March 4, 2009

kickin' cornbread casserole

the first time i made cornbread was last year, to go with my smokey white bean chili recipe. since then, i've found myself craving different variations of standard cornbread and decided i wanted to make a cornbread casserole of some sort. below is the results.

  • 3/4 cups cornmeal
  • 3/4 cups unbleached flour
  • 1/2 cup soy milk
  • 2 tablespoons vegan butter (i use smart balance)
  • 1 can corn
  • 1 can diced tomatoes
  • 1 can rotel
  • 1 tablespoon onion
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons ener-g egg replacer (w/ 3 tbsp water)
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 2 tablespoons tabasco or other hot sauce
  • 1 cup breadcrumbs
  • vegan mozzarella (optional)
mix dry ingredients (except breadcrumbs) in a large mixing bowl. in a separate bowl, mix up the wet ingredients (butter, milk, tomatoes, rotel, egg replacer and hot sauce), and fold them into the dry.


spread into a lightly greased 8x13 glass casserole dish - top with a thin layer of vegan breadcrumbs. i prefer panko. if you prefer, spread mozzarella tofutti slices or other vegan mozzarella on top.

bake for 40-45 mins @ 350°f.

20 comments:

Jen said...

this sounds great. i need to do a major pre-passover pantry purge-(woah, say that 3 times fast!) and i believe we have all these ingredients.

allularpunk said...

oooh...this sounds comforting and delicious. mm!

Lauren said...

Casseroles = perfect comfort food! YUM! I am making one on Friday, can't wait!

Virginia said...

i love cornbread an anything cornbread related!yum!

Meg said...

Definitely a kickin'cornbread casserole!

Jenn Shagrin said...

Thanks :)
I bought it at Whole Foods in the frozen foods area. I've seen it at our co-ops, small natural grocers, and even Ralphs (Krogers), so hopefully they have it in your area.

Bianca said...

Mmm-mmm. I love a good casserole and this one sounds fantastic. I'm a huge fan of canned rotel.

veggievixen said...

mmm yummy casserole. i love cornbread.

jessy said...

what a fantastical idea on a cornbread casserole! total comfort food! mmmmmmmmmm!

Anonymous said...

I love cornbread, and I love casserole, so what here isn't loveable???? Fab idea!

Chris said...

I just love the concentrated flavor of stewed tomatoes and haven't had the pleasure of legitimate cornbread for awhile. One question though: what exactly is rotel?

Lauren said...

Hey, sorry about the bad kale experience. I actually massage the olive oil and lemon juice into it really good for like 4 minutes, it gets it a little softer. But it's still really crunchy and takes a lot of chewing..hope it works out for you next time! :)

Melisser; the Urban Housewife said...

Mmm mmm, that looks crazy tasty!

Sal - AlienOnToast said...

I love cornbread, this sounds like a great idea!!

Usha said...

This sounds spicy and yum, good one!

AnuSriram said...

Delicious recipe! Hmmm.. Yummy!

Anonymous said...

This looks like a great meal in one casserole! I love the combo of ingredients!

Amy said...

Mmmm ever since I discovered cornbread when I went veg I love it in EVERY form! This sounds awesome!

Anonymous said...

Your post totally convinced me that I have to make cornbread casserole.

Vegan_Noodle said...

What a great idea!! I've grown up loving cornbread, and a cornbread casserole sounds delicious.

Love you blog!!