Mexican Cornbread

Name: Mexican Cornbread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 3 Tablespoons Butter; 1-½ cup Corn Meal; ½ cups All Purpose Flour (I Used Gluten Free); 1 teaspoon Baking Powder; 1-½ cup Shredded Cheese; 1 can (14 Oz. Size) Creamed White Corn; 1 can (4 Oz. Size) Chopped Green Chilies; ½ cups Buttermilk; ½ cups Sour Cream; ¼ cups Finely Chopped Red Bell Pepper; 2 whole Eggs, Beaten; ½ teaspoons Salt

A hearty cornbread filled with green chilies, corn, bell pepper and cheddar cheese. The perfect addition to any meal.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients

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Why it works: Butter and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 41,516 recipes. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Mexican Cornbread

Serves 8

Prep10 min

Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1105Calories

55 gProtein

37 gFat

137 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Corn	1/2 cup kernels (82g)	77
Red Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Flour + buttermilktop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,721 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Butter + cheesetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together7,962 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Buttermilk + creamtop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together674 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Corn + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,324 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

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