Broccoli Cornbread with Cheese

          

This moist bread with a sweet corn flavor can be served as a side dish with any meaty entree. Adding Cheddar cheese helps seal the deal to convert the picky broccoli hater.

Original recipe makes 1 9×13-inch corn bread

Ingredients

1 cup cottage cheese
3/4 cup butter, melted
4 eggs
2 (8.5 ounce) packages corn bread/muffin mix
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped broccoli, thawed
1 large onion, chopped
1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese, divided

  • PREP

    15 mins

  • COOK

    35 mins

  • READY IN

    1 hr

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
  2. Beat cottage cheese, butter, and eggs in a large bowl. Stir corn bread mixes into butter mixture until just moistened. Fold in broccoli, onion, and 1 cup Cheddar cheese. Pour batter into prepared baking dish and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool in the baking dish for 10 minutes before slicing and serving warm.

Nutrition

Calories: 366 kcal
Carbohydrates: 29.6 g
Cholesterol: 120 mg
Fat: 22.6 g
Fiber: 1.2 g
Protein: 12.1 g
Sodium: 914 mg