Let’s call Thursday “The day we ate all of the corn”. First we had these peppers stuffed with cornbread studded with fresh corn and then we went to the movies and ate ALL of the popcorn. With Milk Duds. Because movie theater popcorn demands Milk Duds — have you tried that? DO IT. We saw an early release of Guardians of the Galaxy and it was amazing. Eat these peppers then go see it. Or, even better, smuggle these into the theater in your purse. Popcorn, cornbread …. same thing, right?
This is not the first time I’ve stuffed cornbread into some peppers. Last year, I did a half chili, half cornbread combo and it was killer (if you’re looking for a vegan/gluten free option, try those!), but I wanted to take it up a notch and get some fresh sweet corn in there. Is there anything better than sweet corn in the summer? Even though I’ve been done with Invisalign for a year, I’m still afraid of biting into a cob of corn. They were loose for so long (and still the slightest bit loose now) that I have dreams of biting into a year of corn and having all of my teeth fall out on the plate. So instead of staring at a plateful of my own teeth, I’ve been exclusively eating corn that’s been cut off of the cob.
Now that you have all of those sexy images of a plate of teeth, lemme convince you to go make/eat these. The cornbread is perfectly moist and strikes a balance between crumbly and cakey (which is an argument that Josh and I have regularly). They take kind of a long time to cook, but it gives you time to make the enchilada sauce and get extra hungry from the delicious smells filling your house. I even tried to make these look extra pretty and enticing by sprinkling the terribly disgusting cilantro all over them — looks pretty, tastes like soap. But if you like that soapy, cilantro flavor, sprinkle it all on top 😉
Tagged with: Hidden Veggies • Nut Free • Soy Free • Summer • Vegetarian
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Oh my goodness! These look phenomenal!!! I have to try this soon. Also, I really liked that movie a lot more than I thought I would! Loved Chris Pratt in it. 🙂
This is just pure deliciousness, Kelly! I’ve never thought to bake cornbread stuffed in something, and I love this idea. Brilliant!
The sad thing is, I could totally see myself smuggling cornbread-stuffed peppers into a movie theater. I mean CORNBREAD. That is probably the best stuffing. Ever.
It wouldn’t be the weirdest food I’d brought into a theater. But probably the most delicious.
This looks fantastic, I love that it is stuffed with something hearty like cornbread– I bet it is a nice mix between cornbread and polenta when cooked. I have some peppers growing the the garden and this will be the perfect meal for them.
I’ve actually never had a firm polenta (only the creamy, almost hot cerealy kind), so I’m not sure! It was heavenly and moist though. Definitely a hearty and delicious meal, wrapped up in a tasty pepper. I’m jealous you have peppers right in your garden to use in them!
These stuffed peppers look phenomenal! I love the idea of stuffing cornbread in them…sound like the perfect mix of sweet, spicy and perfectly filling. So creative!
Confession: I had my 1st stuffed pepper this weekend. I now need to add this recipe to my long list of things to try. Where have these been all my life?!?!?!?!
WHAAAA? First stuffed pepper?! I hope that means now you’re hooked, because you have just a few stuffed pepper-less years to make up for!
Hi Kelly, what a creative dish, love the idea of stuffing the peppers with cornbread. delicious!
Wow, this is the coolest thing ever! I never would have thought to bake something like this in a pepper!!!
Thanks, Megan! I’ve actually never seen a recipe like this before (I could only find ones where you crumble pre-made cornbread into the peppers), so I had my fingers crossed the whole time that it would turn out. Luckily, it came out SO incredibly delicious!
Wow this recipe is seriously impressive looking!!! And I love corn bread! I’m going to check out that vegan version you mentioned now!
I wish I would’ve had time to recipe test this using flax or something instead of the egg so I could give a vegan option! From previous experience, I know that the yogurt would swap out fine for a vegan yogurt or sour cream. But seriously, that cornbread + chili stuffed pepper is incredible, too!
Stuffing peppers with cornbread sounds like the BEST idea ever. I am on a major cornbread kick right now. It is SO good!
There’s something about cornbread and the end of summer (waaaaah!) that just makes the perfect pairing.
What the whatttttt?! These look KILLER! I’m obsessed with all things cornbread (so is Kyle) and stuffing peppers with it sounds like perfection. This is happening once our first fall Saturday hits. Holy yum.
Since Josh is from the South, a LOT of cornbread happens in our house. This would be perfect on a crisp fall day (or to carbo-load for your marathon ;-))
Sign of how behind the times I am: I haven’t even heard of Guardians of the Galaxy, but I’m always up for a good movie + milk duds. PLUS did you know I ALWAYS got milk duds at the movie theater when I was a kid? I lost many-a-baby tooth via the milk dud, so really I have an adoration toward them for making me rich off of tooth fairy money 😉
CORNBREAD in my pepper?!! I’m freaking out. With encho sauce? Double freak out. I’m in desperate need of these beauties!
Whaaaa? You haven’t heard of Guardians of the Galaxy? You’d love it! Two of the main characters are a foul-mouthed racoon with a love of weaponry and a bad ass house plant. Like seriously, it’s the best. I like to pour the Duds over my popcorn so they get nice and melty — cant risk pulling out a non-baby tooth! I’m pretty sure this is the only way to eat cornbread now. It’s so fanastically perfect.