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Weight Watchers Recipe of the Day: Mexican Cornbread
Since my recent post about light and healthy cornbread recipes, I have cornbread on the brain and am seeing recipes for all kinds of cornbread everywhere.
Moist Mexican Cornbread - 5 WW Freestyle SmartPoints
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How Many Calories and WW Points in this Cornbread?
According to my calculations, each serving has 188 calories and:
5 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
5 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
5 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
5 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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The Skinny on Mexican Cornbread
First came this rich and yummy sounding cornbread casserole, from Nancy Fox at Skinny Taste that I just can't wait to try.
Next came this recipe for Moist Mexican Corn Bread in the December/January issue of Healthy Cooking, which is brimming with delicious sounding good-for-you comfort food recipes perfect for this time of year.
Moist Mexican Corn Bread Photo Credit Flickr - JeffreyW
This moist cornbread calls for ground flaxseed, which is a great source of omega 3 fats, antioxidants and fiber. It gets its Mexican inspiration from the addition of chopped sweet red pepper and and reduced fat monterey Jack cheese.
To add more zip, you could add a small can of chopped green chiles and/or use pepper Jack cheese.
This cornbread would be perfect accompaniment to a steaming bowl of vegetarian chili, easy baked bean soup, easy taco soup, or slow cooker Mexican meatball soup.
Cornbread Recipe Variations:
(Remember to adjust WW Points accordingly)
- Add a 4 ounce can of chopped green chiles
- Substitute low fat buttermilk instead of fat-free milk
- Substitute pepper Jack cheese for the Jack cheese
- Substitute ¼ to ½ cup creamed corn for the same amount of corn
- Substitute ¼ to ½ cup rinsed and drained black beans for same amount of corn
- Add ¼ to ½ teaspoon chili powder
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Moist Mexican Corn Bread Recipe
A moist and tasty accompaniment for your favorite chile, soup or stew. Add a little chopped green chile for more zip.
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time30 minutes mins
Total Time50 minutes mins
Servings (adjustable): 12
Calories: 188
Author: Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cornmeal
- ¼ cup ground flaxseed
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2-½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1-½ cups fat-free milk
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1-½ cups frozen corn, thawed
- 1-½ cups shredded reduced fat Jack cheese, divided
- ½ cup finely chopped sweet red pepper
Instructions
Position an oven rack in the center and heat oven to 350F degrees. Coat an 11x7-inch or 9-inch square baking pan (affiliate link) with nonstick cooking spray.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, ground flaxseed, sugar, baking powder and salt until well combined.
In a small bowl (affiliate link), whisk together the eggs, milk and oil.
Stir the egg mixture into the flour mixture just until moistened.
Gently stir in the corn, 1 cup of cheese and red pepper.
Scrape mixture into the prepared pan and spread out evenly.
Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Bake at 350F degrees 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and set on a wire rack to cool.
Serve warm.
Recipe Notes
Cornbread Recipe Variations:
- Add a 4 ounce can of chopped green chiles
- Substitute low fat buttermilk instead of fat-free milk
- Substitute pepper Jack cheese for the Jack cheese
- Substitute ¼ to ½ cup creamed corn for the same amount of corn
- Substitute ¼ to ½ cup rinsed and drained black beans for same amount of corn
- Add ¼ to ½ teaspoon chili powder
5 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
5 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
5 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
5 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
Click here to see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site.
Nutrition Facts
Moist Mexican Corn Bread Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 piece)
Calories 188Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Carbohydrates 26g9%
Fiber 2g8%
Protein 9g18%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: cheesy cornbread, cornbread, healthy cornbread
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*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
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She is the author of the Smart Start 28-Day Weight Loss Challenge.
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