Caprese Cornbread is an easy cornbread recipe made with tomato, basil and mozzarella. This is not only simple to make but the taste is outstanding!
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SKILLET CAPRESE CORNBREAD
I actually debated calling this recipe: Tomato, Basil, Mozzarella Cornbread. I mean, because really, that's what it is. But, because I like alliteration, I thought Caprese Cornbread had a nice ring to it.
WHAT IS CAPRESE SALAD?
Insalata Caprese (in Italian it means: Salad of Capri) is a simple Italian salad of fresh tomatoes, mozzarella and basil. Thank you to Wikipedia for that explanation. Google is a beautiful thing, no?Anyhow, a bit of olive oil is drizzled over the top of the whole salad. In this recipe, the tomatoes are sun-dried but it totally works here. Let's be honest, sun-dried tomatoes are not the purdiest things in the world, but daggone it - they are SO flavorful!
WHAT ARE SUN-DRIED TOMATOES?
- Sun-dried tomatoes are tomatoes that have had most of their moisture removed. They get much more sweet after this process (but not candy sweet).
- If you aren't real familiar with using sun-dried tomatoes, then this is the perfect recipe to try them.
- You can find the jars in a couple of places in your grocery store. My local Kroger actually has them in two locations: over by the canned tomatoes (usually on a top shelf) and in the aisle where all the pasta sauce and Italian products are located.
- The tomatoes are kept soaking in flavorful olive oil to keep them pliable and delicious
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
water
egg
fresh basil
marinated mozzarella balls
Egg not pictured
HOW TO MAKE SKILLET CAPRESE CORNBREAD:
Preheat oven to 450f degrees. Coat a 9 or 10-inch cast iron skillet with a layer of vegetable or olive oil. Be generous with the coating of oil since you don't want the cornbread to stick when trying to remove it. When oven is finished preheating, place the skillet into the oven to warm up (for about 6-8 minutes.)
While skillet is warming up, prepare the cornbread batter. In a large bowl, mix together both packets of cornbread mix with water and egg.
Finely chop basil and sun-dried tomatoes. And cut mozzarella balls in half.
Add basil, mozzarella and sun-dried tomatoes to cornbread batter. Stir gently until combined.
When skillet has warmed, add cornbread batter to the skillet. Note: Please be careful removing the cast iron skillet from the oven. It is heavy and hot so use oven gloves and take care.![Caprese Cornbread batter added to hot cast iron skillet](data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 720 480"></svg>)
Bake cornbread (on middle oven rack) for approximately 15 to 20 minutes (until golden brown.)
Bake cornbread (on middle oven rack) for approximately 15 to 20 minutes (until golden brown.)
Then slice and serve while warm! This cornbread reheats really well too.
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Skillet Caprese Cornbread is an easy cornbread recipe made with tomato, basil and mozzarella. The taste is outstanding!
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Servings: 6
Calories: 474kcal
Ingredients
- 2 6 oz packets Martha White Cotton Country Cornbread
- 1 ½ cups water
- 1 egg
- ⅓ cup chopped fresh basil
- 1 12 oz container marinated mozzarella balls
- 1 7 oz jar sun-dried tomatoes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450f degrees.
- Coat a 9 or 10-inch cast iron skillet with a layer of vegetable or olive oil.
- Be generous with the coating of oil since you don't want the cornbread to stick when trying to remove it.
- When oven is finished preheating, place the skillet into the oven to warm up (for about 6-8 minutes.)
- While skillet is warming up, prepare the cornbread batter.
- In a large bowl, mix together both packets of cornbread mix with water and egg.
- Finely chop basil and sun-dried tomatoes.
- And cut mozzarella balls in half.
- Add basil, mozzarella and sun-dried tomatoes to cornbread batter.
- Stir gently until combined.
- When skillet has warmed, add cornbread batter to the skillet.
- Bake cornbread (on middle oven rack) for approximately 15 to 20 minutes (until golden brown.)
Notes
Please be careful removing the cast iron skillet from the oven. It is heavy and hot so use oven gloves and take care. Slice and serve while warm! This cornbread reheats really well too.
Nutrition
Calories: 474kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 598mg | Potassium: 1207mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 465IU | Vitamin C: 13.2mg | Calcium: 280mg | Iron: 4.6mg
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Rosita
Hello Brandie,
Can I substitute the sundried tomatoes with fresh ones?
thank you
Brandie @ The Country Cook
You could but you won't have quite the same flavor or texture. The sun dried tomatoes add SO much delicious flavor to this so I highly recommend using those instead of fresh.
Shell
You have inspired e and this will be on table tonight our stuffed shells. Thank you for sharing!
Christin
Caprese Cornbread does have a nice ring to it and it looks so amazing!!
Veganrocks
We don't have Martha White brand where I live. I notice the cornbread pouch already contains egg. Our local brand is Jiffy, and requires an egg with each 6 ounce pouch, should I just use the required number of eggs (2) with my available brand?
Joanne V
This is a great way to enjoy cornbread! I love all the gooey cheese, too.
Stacy Plowman-Pennock
I know this is a stupid question, but if I don't have a cast iron skittlet, can I just bake this in a 13x9? Would the temp & time change?
Brandie @ The Country Cook
Veganrocks - yes - that's exactly right. I add the egg in this recipe (even though it's not needed for this particular pack of cornbread) to hold it together a bit better and make it more moist. Go ahead and use one egg per package of your Jiffy mix. So that would be two total eggs for this recipe. Hope that helps!
Brandie @ The Country Cook
Stacy - not a stupid question at all! Use a 9x9 square or round pan for this recipe. Spray the pan with nonstick cooking spray. Bake at 400f degrees for about 18-20 minutes (until golden brown)
Stephanie
WOW! This looks amazing! I need to whip up a big ol' bowl of spaghetti to go with this. Can not wait to try this!
Stacey Little
Loving that alliteration, my fabulous friend! 🙂 Seriously, this looks amazing... and so easy!
Tina Butler
Oh my!!!! Brandie this looks fabulous and you used those mozzarella cheese balls. You got me drooling on my keyboard.
Jenny
Wow, these flavors are talking to me today!! Love this cornbread dish!!!
Melissa
I'll take the piece with the gooey cheese, Brandie yummy!