If you don’t have this pantry staple at home, these three dinner recipes will have you running to your grocery store. In this video, Nicole shows you how to make sloppy joe casserole, loaded corn casserole, and jalapeño cheese cornbread muffins using jiffy cornbread mix!
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00:00You can leave this out if you don't trust me,
00:02but if you don't trust me by now, are we even friends?
00:05That looks good.
00:08To know it is to love it, this little super star.
00:14To know it is to love it, this little super star
00:16is less than a dollar and it's the secret ingredient
00:18to the next three delicious recipes I'm gonna show ya.
00:21I always keep a box of this in my pantry.
00:24Sometimes it can just be, you know, come in clutch
00:26when you need a quick side dish
00:28or just, you know, a little accompaniment
00:30to your soups and stews.
00:31Well, we're gonna get a little creative with it today.
00:33So I'm starting first with my little sweet and spicy
00:37Sloppy Joe casserole.
00:40Sloppy Joe casserole.
00:41Now, who doesn't love a Sloppy Joe?
00:43Green bell pepper is classic here.
00:45If you don't like it, you can do red or yellow.
00:47And say what you want, I know, like, you know,
00:49I think a lot of Southerners are gonna come for me
00:51a little bit, but this is what I use to make my cornbread.
00:54I don't, I like a sweeter cornbread.
00:56This is sure to be a family favorite.
00:58It's just a easy weeknight meal, comforting,
01:01but a little bit something different also.
01:03I'm also gonna go in with a couple cloves of garlic
01:05and then that's it.
01:07It's all gonna come together in our skillet.
01:09So I'm gonna go in with just a little bit of olive oil
01:11and get my onions and bell peppers going.
01:13I'm also gonna go ahead and throw in the garlic as well.
01:16I'm gonna add in just a little bit of salt.
01:18And we're gonna cook these down till they're nice and tender.
01:20We love a Sloppy Joe.
01:21That used to be, like, what my mom would fix
01:23when they would go out.
01:24We'd always have Sloppy Joes for some reason.
01:26Once those onions are translucent,
01:28I'm gonna crank up the heat and add in the meat.
01:30All right, check it out.
01:31You can see the flavor that's developed along the skillet.
01:34That's what I want.
01:35For our Sloppy Joe sauce, you can use the can if you want,
01:39but this is all the stuff you need.
01:41Mainly ketchup, mustard, tomato paste, some brown sugar,
01:45some Worcestershire, this adds a little saltiness,
01:48a little heat, some Tabasco,
01:50and then just a little bit of garlic powder.
01:52And I'm adding in a little bit of water
01:54just to make it a little saucy.
01:56I need to add in a little bit of pepper.
01:58That part is done.
01:59Now we just make our little topping
02:01with my little special surprises.
02:03All right, for the topping,
02:05the star of the episode, the Jiffy Corn Bread Mix.
02:09One third cup of milk and one egg.
02:12So I'm gonna mix that up.
02:14I always add in sour cream to this mixture.
02:16It just kind of makes it a little bit more moist.
02:18Some cheddar cheese and a little more hot sauce.
02:21Now, before I pour this over the top,
02:23I'm adding in the little surprise
02:25I was telling you about.
02:26My husband puts, when he makes his sloppy joe,
02:29he makes it with mayonnaise, cheese, and pickles.
02:33And I have to say, pickle was a nice touch.
02:36So I'm just gonna add in a little bit of pickle.
02:38You can leave this out if you don't trust me,
02:40but if you don't trust me by now, are we even friends?
02:44Corn bread goes straight on top.
02:46You don't want it to mix in,
02:47so try to get it, you know, just an even layer
02:50for making it up as I go.
02:52It's kind of perfect.
02:54That's it, into the oven until it is golden brown
02:57and delicious.
03:00Sloppy joe, sloppy, sloppy joe, yeah.
03:06It's gonna be good.
03:07Now, you know this is one of those things
03:10that's gonna need to sit for a minute
03:12and we don't have that kind of time.
03:14Look at that.
03:15That looks good.
03:17This is your weekly dinner, y'all.
03:20Don't sleep on that pickle, okay?
03:23Because it kind of makes it.
03:24The corn bread is like definitely not dried out,
03:27but it's crusty enough that it kind of like sops up
03:29the sloppy joe sauce, you know?
03:31It's sweet, it's salty.
03:33You taste a little bit of that briny pickle,
03:35but then you get a little bit of the kick from the Tabasco.
03:38I mean, it's just like a sloppy joe, but like elevated.
03:41This was a good place to start.
03:43This next one is my take on the viral corn casserole.
03:46We're gonna update it and load it up.
03:48So I'm gonna call it loaded corn casserole.
03:51This is gonna be your go-to side for the holidays,
03:55for any special occasion, or just a delicious dinner
03:58even would be great next to anything off the grill.
04:01So I'm cooking up like six pieces of bacon
04:03that I've chopped up.
04:04We're gonna cook that really crispy
04:06while at the same time melting a stick of butter.
04:10This one's really easy.
04:11This is a dump, dump, and go situation.
04:14So don't blink and don't go anywhere.
04:16Okay, I just wanna be sure every little piece is crispy.
04:19Are you a crispy?
04:20Bacon or a chewy bacon?
04:22Crispy.
04:23Crispy, like a normal person.
04:24That's what you want.
04:26Okay, crispy.
04:28I'm gonna go in with about a tablespoon of the bacon grease
04:32and then I'm gonna drain the rest of my bacon.
04:34So I've got a can of cream corn
04:36and then a can of regular corn kernels
04:38that I'm gonna drain.
04:40This is like a spoon situation, okay?
04:43This is not gonna be pieces of cornbread.
04:45This is a side dish.
04:46It's like corn pudding.
04:48And then our friend,
04:51some sour cream,
04:54and then cheese.
04:56Okay, and then I'm gonna stir in our bacon
04:59and then some green onions.
05:01You really just need the green parts for this.
05:03And then finally, a little bit of Cajun seasoning.
05:06What's the name of that one?
05:08Slap your mama.
05:10Just don't slap me.
05:11All right, and that's it.
05:12Now, I've seen some recipes where they put an egg in
05:14and some do not.
05:16An egg won't hurt it.
05:18It's just gonna like puff it up just a little bit.
05:21That is gonna be good stuff.
05:23I'm just going to pour it in our casserole dish.
05:26Oh, this is gonna be good.
05:27All right, so that's it.
05:29This just goes into the oven,
05:31350 for probably about 40 minutes or so.
05:34We'll check it in a little bit.
05:36Oh, this smells good.
05:39Toasty around the edges.
05:41The inside is gonna be nice and soft.
05:44That is some hot corn pudding.
05:47And my mouth just started watering.
05:51A hundred percent, why have I not made this
05:52for Thanksgiving every year?
05:54It is so good.
05:55It is so like rich and creamy.
05:57You get like the bits of corn in there,
05:59but also like that crusty edge.
06:01That bacon makes you think it's like a full meal.
06:03Like this could be your main dish, not even your side.
06:06Winner, winner, winner.
06:09You have to make this.
06:10I don't need to sit here and eat this whole thing.
06:11We got one more to make.
06:13All right, now I'm giving you my go-to cornbread recipe.
06:20This is when the weather starts getting cold
06:22and you make your chili, your beef stew,
06:25anything where you want a side of cornbread,
06:26this is the recipe I love.
06:28I'm doing my jalapeno cheese cornbread muffins.
06:32So I'm gonna start with two eggs,
06:35two thirds cup of milk.
06:38And then in with our two boxes.
06:40And then in with some sour cream
06:43and some more creamed corn.
06:44Now, if they have just the small can,
06:46that's like a better size to get
06:48because you don't need this whole can.
06:50Jalapenos, pickled jalapenos doesn't add too much heat,
06:54but it adds great flavor.
06:55And then our cheese.
06:57I'm using a cheddar jack.
06:58You could use like a Mexican blend, whatever you want.
07:02See how good that looks?
07:04Yes, Nicole, I see how good that looks.
07:06Okay, so I'm gonna do muffins.
07:09So you definitely want to give it a little spray.
07:11And then I'm just gonna spoon it into our muffin tin.
07:15Also love it because it like makes exactly
07:18what it's supposed to make.
07:19Two boxes equals exactly 12 muffins.
07:23Now, what I thought would be a cute idea,
07:25just to let people know that there are jalapenos in here,
07:29let's just put a little slice
07:31of fresh jalapeno on the top.
07:33Cute, cute, cute.
07:35These are going to bake at 400 degrees
07:38just for about 15 minutes.
07:40Bring that to the next chili cook off.
07:42You'll win.
07:43See what I mean?
07:45They just work every time.
07:47How good do those look?
07:49Perfectly golden brown.
07:50And wait till you see the inside.
07:52These are a great thing to bring like, you know,
07:54like if you bring dinner over for some friends
07:57and maybe it's some stew or soup or something,
08:00but to make these little muffins on the side.
08:02They'll think you went all out on a homemade adventure,
08:05but we know the secret.
08:07Serve them up in a cute little basket.
08:10Seriously, seriously.
08:13It's just the perfect recipe,
08:14thanks to our little secret ingredient.
08:16I think the biggest problem with cornbread
08:18is that they're just too dry.
08:20They're like super crumbly
08:21and that's just not the way I like my cornbread.
08:23It's not going to happen with this recipe.
08:26Look at that.
08:27I mean, you can see the moist, sweet, juicy corn in there,
08:31the cheese, the little flecks of jalapeno.
08:34I mean, so many other cornbreads
08:35you have to like sop into the soup.
08:38This one's good on its own.
08:39It's just delicious.
08:40I mean, you get the little kick
08:41from the jalapeno for sure,
08:43but it's also salty and sweet at the same time.
08:46Y'all should try this cornbread.
08:47If you never made cornbread,
08:48just start with this recipe and then go from there.
08:51I hope I've shown you that you can make a lot more
08:53than just plain old cornbread with a box of the good stuff.
08:56Not only do these taste amazing,
08:58but they were so easy to make
08:59and really they can be made so fast.
09:02It's like they're made in a jiffy.
09:04I wonder if that's why they call it that.
09:05Made in a jiffy.
09:10Again, we don't want you to slap chop
09:11because it's just unnecessary.
09:13I just forgot how to stir.
09:16Never met a pickle I don't like.
09:21Don't worry, I got it.