Sausage Cornbread

Course Bread, Breakfast, Side Dish

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword sausage-cornbread-recipe

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 40

Total Time 55

Servings servings

Calories 547kcal

Heat oven to 400°F. Coat 10-inch cast iron or ovenproof skillet or 2-quart baking dish with vegetable oil or nonstick cooking spray.
Brown sausage and onion in large skillet over medium-high heat until no pink remains, around 8 minutes. Add the green onions, cooking just until softened around 1-2 minutes. Drain any excess grease from the pan.
In a large bowl whisk together the cornmeal, sugar and garlic powder.
In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the cream corn, buttermilk, oil and eggs.
Make a well in the center of the cornmeal mixture and pour in the wet ingredients. Stir with a large rubber spatula until fully blended.
Pour half of the cornbread mixture into the bottom of the skillet. Top with the sausage mixture and 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese.
Pour the remaining cornbread batter over the sausage and sprinkle the top with the reserved cheddar cheese. Transfer to the oven.
Bake 40-45 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes back clean.
Cool 5-10 minutes then slice and serve with butter, drizzled with hot honey or maple syrup.

Plain Cornmeal - You could adapt this recipe using plain cornmeal. Add 1 Tbsp baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda and 1 tsp of salt.
Buttermilk Substitution - You can use whole milk or sour cream in the same amount.
Homemade Buttermilk - To every one cup of whole milk add one tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice. Let stand 5-10 minutes then stir and proceed with the recipe as written.
Cheese - You could use medium cheddar cheese, pepper jack cheese or colby jack cheese.
Garlic - You could saute minced garlic cloves with the onion and sausage..
Peppers - You could add red bell pepper, green bell pepper or jalapeno pepper to the cornbread mixture.
Sausage - You could use one pound of sage sausage, spicy sausage, turkey sausage, chorizo, andouille sausage or Italian sausage.