Broccoli & Sundried Tomato Corn Bread



This was a pleasant surprise.

I always seem to have leftover broccoli from my weekly steamed broccoli.
I've made the broccoli bites, broccoli quiche, broccoli salad and now was looking for another way to use the leftover green cruciferous vegetable.

I had an old box of Jiffy cornbread mix in the way back of the cupboard, and remembered a broccoli cornbread recipe from way back in the celery & cream cheese era that used frozen broccoli and cottage cheese.

I updated this old fashioned recipe to create the BEST use of leftover broccoli to date.

This came out so delicious. I could eat a slice with chili, for breakfast, a snack, lunch with a salad or just for no reason at all. And I did.



Broccoli & Sundried Tomato Cornbread:

1 package of Jiffy cornbread mix
3 eggs
half stick (4 tbsp) melted butter
1 small onion, chopped
1/4 cup sundried or oven dried tomatoes, chopped
1 1/2 cups of fresh steamed broccoli florets, chopped (10 oz. frozen chopped broccoli can be substituted)
1 cup of ricotta cheese
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup of grated Parmesan cheese

Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl.



Butter and grease a loaf pan (or line with parchment paper....easier), and spoon batter into pan.

Bake 40 minutes at 400F. I served this warm, but it was also fantastic the next day and the next. I hope you try it.



Guaranteed or your money back.

Comments

Steve said…
Stace,
Looks wonderful. Nice to see that you succumbed to the sun-dried tomatoes!

Steve
Anonymous said…
She Stoops To Conquer - Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix!!!
Stacey Snacks said…
It's not "stooping" to be Sandra Lee once in a blue moon.
At least I used FRESH broccoli!
Lisa in Delaware said…
That sounds yummy, Stacey! Thank you!! Lisa
Lori Lynn said…
Hi Stace - that looks really good. I've used that Jiffy mix too, with fine results. Broccoli + Cornbread just sounds good together.
LL
LauraNorthernCA said…
Lordy, that looks good! Tonight we had chili casserole - where you cook your chili, then pour cornbread batter on top and bake it all in the oven. I was lamenting that I *didn't* have any Jiffy mix and had to make the cornbread from scratch!
Theres nothing wrong with Jiffy Mix, I think I have a box in my pantry too. I love the ricotta in here!
Anonymous said…
Tried out this recipe last night. No complaints about the flavor (it exceeded high expectations), but it was more like a quiche than a bread. Should it have been?