Corn and Onion Casserole

It seems you hate it or you love it; Traditional Thanksgiving dressing that is.   Shawn doesn't do stuffing.  I do. And we both do Corn and Onion casserole.  My corn and onion casserole is the alternative for those of you who don't care for stuffing, and for those of you who do then make room on your plate for this because you're going to love it as much as we do and it may just make it to your list of 'must have' dishes for Thanksgiving. 

My Mom and my brother David make the best stuffing, completely homemade from scratch...no Stove Top in my fam!    I've never made stuffing myself, as I figure "why should I?" when they make it so well, but several years back I decided to try something different that would still compliment the traditional Thanksgiving dinner.

  This recipe comes from The American Country Inn and Bed & Breakfast Cookbook Volume 1,  one of my all time favorite cookbooks.  I have both the 1st and 2nd volumes of this book and have turned to them for good recipes on a regular basis for about 15 years.  There are hundreds of tried and true recipes in each book and I don't recall one that I didn't like.  The recipes are mainly brunch and breakfast dishes but there is really something for everyone.   My chicken pot pie recipe was adapted from one I found in this same book. 


 I found it on Amazon in case you all want to order one.  The only downfall to this book is that the recipes are categorized by the Bed & Breakfast Inns that supplied them, rather than under categories like Soup, Sandwiches, etc.  However there is an index and you can turn to that to look up recipes or look up recipes by main ingredients.  The other downfall, for some, might be that there are no photographs of the food.  That doesn't really bother me because I enjoy reading each of the recipes and based on the ingredients it calls for, I can usually tell if it's something our family would like.  Anyway, here are links to both Cookbook volumes, I and II. 


   




  The first year I served this at Thanksgiving it became one of our 'Thanksgiving isn't the same without Corn and Onion Casserole" dishes.  It's now on the menu every year. 

BONUS:  this is easy peasy to prepare.


Corn and Onion Casserole
(makes about 8-10 servings)


2-3 tablespoons butter
1 large onion, chopped (I use a yellow onion as I like the sweet taste of them with the corn)


1 cup sour cream
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon chopped parsley (dried is fine if you don't have fresh)
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese


1 1/2 cups corn muffin mix (one box of Jiffy)
1 egg
1/3 cup milk
1 15-16 oz can creamed corn
3-4 dashes hot sauce


1 cup (or more if you're a cheese-o-holic like me) shredded cheddar cheese

First you chop up a nice, large yellow onion (the bigger the better).

In a skillet combine this with about 3 tblsp butter and saute' until the onions are translucent and limp...I even caramelize mine a little allowing them to get golden brown which requires a little longer cooking time...but well worth it.

While your onion is cooking get out another bowl and combine the sour cream, parsley, salt and cheese (remember to reserve a cup of cheese for the top).

In another bowl combine the corn muffin mix, creamed corn and hot sauce.

Stir to blend thoroughly 

Give your onion mixture a little stir.

Grease a 9 x 9 inch pan and pour your corn mixture into it, spreading evenly.  

By now your onion is probably finished cooking so add that to the sour cream mixture.  It's okay to add it while it's hot.  

Stir the mixture until blended and drop it in spoonfuls over the cornbread mixture and then spread it out as evenly as you can.  Top it with more cheddar cheese and bake at 400 for about 20-25 minutes until the cheese begins to brown.

You're good to go!

I made this last week with fresh green beans seasoned with bacon and Shawn made the main dish, Fried Chicken.  I am a huge fan of any kind of potatoes, but honestly I can say that this is just as good served alongside Southern fried chicken as is a big fat spoon full of mashed potatoes.

Try it and tell me if you don't love it...or do!  I hope you do!

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