Mexican Cornbread Souffle Muffins

Recipe: Nutrition
High-Fiber
Low-Sugar
Dish type
Dinner
Serves
4
Ready in
40 minutes

Ingredients

  • Cornbread:
  • 1 pkg. Mexican-style cornbread mix
  • 1/2 cup yellow creamed corn
  • 1/4 cup chopped green chiles*
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup whole milk
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
  • Black Bean Pico De Gallo:
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 2 green onions, finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup salsa
  • 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, chopped
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1 avocado, diced
  • 1 tbsp. olive oil
  • Fresh cilantro and chopped fresh tomatoes (optional)

Directions

Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Ready in
40 minutes
  1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Coat 4 large muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
  2. To prepare cornbread, combine cornbread mix, corn, chiles, sour cream, milk, cream and eggs; mix well.
  3. Stir in Cheddar cheese.
  4. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each two-thirds full.
  5. Bake 12 minutes or until golden brown and puffy.
  6. Meanwhile, prepare Pico De Gallo in a medium mixing bowl. Combine lime juice, green onions, salsa, black beans, chipotle peppers, salt, avocado and oil. Toss together gently; set aside.
  7. Remove cornbread from oven. Slice each muffin immediately in half horizontally; place each bottom half on serving plate. Spoon a portion of the Black Bean Pico De Gallo over bottom half of each muffin, dividing evenly among all muffins. Sprinkle Pico with chopped cilantro and fresh tomatoes, if desired. Add muffin top to dish and serve immediately. Or cover and keep muffins warm until ready to serve.

Nutritional Information

Serving Size
1
Per Serving
Calories 854, Calories Fat 530, Total Fat 58g, Saturated Fat 19g, Cholesterol 177mg, Sodium 1389mg, Carbohydrate 64g, Protein 22g
Serving Size1
Calories854
Calories Fat530
Calories (fat) extra62
Total Fat58g
Total Fat (extra)91
Saturated Fat19g
Saturated Fat (extra)95
Trans Fat0g
Cholesterol177mg
Cholesterol (extra)58
Sodium1389mg
Sodium (extra)58
Potassium1313mg
Carbohydrate64g
Carbohydrate (extra)22
Fiber18g
Fiber (extra)72
Sugars8g
Protein22g
Omega30g
Vitamin A1955IU
Vitamin A (extra)40
Vitamin C50mg
Vitamin C (extra)80
Iron5mg
Iron (extra)30