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Upside-Down Cheesy Onion Cornbread

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  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 1 hr 5 min
  • Servings 8
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Want a beautiful and delicious bread to go along with holiday meals or even just weeknight soups? This cheesy, herbed sweet onion cornbread has got you covered!
By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Sep 20, 2016

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 large sweet onion
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 pouches Betty Crocker™ cornbread & muffin mix
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese (4 oz)
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 oz)
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme leaves

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Cut onion into 5 (1/2-inch thick) rings; keep rings intact.
  • 2
    In 10-inch cast-iron skillet, melt butter over medium-low heat. Gently place onion slices close together in the butter. If last ring looks too large to fit in skillet, remove outside rings until small enough to fit. Sprinkle with salt, and cook 3 to 4 minutes without moving, until onions soften but don’t fall apart. Remove from heat. With large, flat spatula, gently turn onions, keeping rings together as much as possible.
  • 3
    In large bowl, mix both pouches cornbread mix, eggs and milk. Stir in cheeses and herbs.
  • 4
    Pour batter over onions. Bake 28 to 32 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center of cornbread comes out clean.
  • 5
    Run knife around edge of cornbread. Let cornbread cool 10 minutes.
  • 6
    Place a plate over skillet, and carefully flip over. Remove skillet. Cut into 8 wedges.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    If onion rings start to come apart when flipping them, just tuck the stray rings in around the other rings. The finished product will still be beautiful.
  • tip 2
    Try experimenting with different fresh herbs and cheeses to make this recipe your own!

Nutrition

360 Calories, 16g Total Fat, 14g Protein, 41g Total Carbohydrate, 3g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
360
Calories from Fat
140
Total Fat
16g
24%
Saturated Fat
8g
42%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
85mg
28%
Sodium
760mg
32%
Potassium
170mg
5%
Total Carbohydrate
41g
14%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
3g
Protein
14g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
15%
15%
Vitamin C
4%
4%
Calcium
30%
30%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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