Creamy Cornbread Casserole

My  Creamy Cornbread Casserole is a tender and delicious corn spoonbread that makes an excellent side dish for Thanksgiving or even your favorite bowl of chili! This post was sponsored by Iowa Corn.

When you think of cornbread you might think of something more along the lines of my Sour Cream Cornbread, cut into deliciously perfect squares and paired with a steaming hot bowl of chili. Cornbread makes a fantastic side for holiday meals too, and a great corn casserole is almost always a staple. This Creamy Cornbread Casserole is a delicious marriage of the two!

I recently had on opportunity to attend the #IowaCornQuest, sponsored by Iowa Corn. I, and a bunch of other food bloggers, had the experience of a lifetime learning about corn, the processes involved with growing it and keeping it healthy, and all the different uses like clean energy and livestock feed in addition to just being something delicious that we enjoy at the dinner table. You can read more about my trip HERE.

One of the last meals we enjoyed together was a Mexican fiesta that include a creamy corn casserole side dish. Believe it or not it was something I’d never eaten before and I knew that I had to try it out at home.

A typical baked corn casserole has creamed corn and sweet corn, mixed with a binder like flour, cornmeal and eggs. A creamier dish is going to include milk or sour cream; sometimes a lot of sour cream. I was going for something that was creamy and full of sweet corn flavor, but had more of a cornbread-like texture. This Creamy Cornbread Casserole fit the bill perfectly.

I only used a half cup of sour cream along with one can each of creamed corm and sweet corn. A lot of the recipes you’ll see online call for a box of cornbread mix and you could certainly use that, but I just sort of made my own cornbread mix with flour, cornmeal, baking powder and a little sugar. Same taste and texture without all the extra “stuff” added.

The result was a soft and creamy, tender corn side dish. My kids couldn’t get enough of this amazing corn casserole and I kind of felt the same way. The texture was beautifully soft and creamy with a slightly sweet completely delicious cornbread flavor. This Creamy Corn Casserole will definitely be making the rounds this holiday season!

How to make Creamy Cornbread Casserole:

Here’s another delicious cornbread casserole that we love:

Chili and Cornbread Skillet

And here are some more delicious con recipes:

• Pumpkin, Corn and Potato Chowder
• Cheesy Hot Corn Dip
• Mexican Street Corn Salad