This fiesta corn casserole recipe with sweet corn kernels and golden brown corn muffin mix is one of the more delicious viral side dish recipes to come out of TikTok in the fall 2021 season.
The recipe rests not only on the traditional cornbread bake made in the seasonal holiday months but gives it a perfect little kick with jalapenos and cayenne.
Why you should try Fiesta Corn Casserole
Something new: Chances are that you have eaten regular corn casserole over and over again. And it IS delicious so no complaints. But adding that bit of spice with garlic, cayenne, and jalapenos brings this traditional boring dish to new heights. One of the best viral side dish recipes ever!
Casseroles make great leftovers: It doesn’t matter if it’s a weeknight or a holiday; casseroles make a ton of food and allow you to take a few days off and eat leftovers! This corn casserole holiday side dish will continue to pair well with a variety of other viral dinner recipes.
This recipe was originally shared by @kellycookstexas . We loved it so much that we wanted to add our own twist and share it with you!
Ingredients
- vegetable oil + chopped onion – Sauteed onion makes a great addition to this fiesta-filled dish.
- Seasonings: minced garlic, salt, dry parsley cayenne pepper
- Canned Corn – whole kernel canned corn, cream-style corn
- jalapenos – Fresh Jalapeno peppers should be seeded and diced into bite-sized pieces.
- cornbread mix – Grab a cornbread mix, the most popular being a Jiffy cornbread mix.
- Breadcrumb Topping: melted unsalted butter, Parmesan cheese, and panko bread crumbs
How to make TikTok Corn Casserole
- Preheat oven to 375 and grease a 2-1/2 quart casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Add oil, onion, garlic, salt, parsley, and cayenne to a large skillet or cast iron pan.
- Heat over medium-high heat until onions are tender.
- Remove skillet from heat and stir in drained whole kernel corn, creamed corn, and freshly diced jalapenos. Set cast iron pan aside.
- Add dried cornbread mix and eggs to the prepared baking dish to make a cornbread batter.
- Stir in skillet jalapeno corn mixture, sour cream, and melted butter into the casserole dish. Mix ingredients together well using a whisk or spatula. Sprinkle top with grated Parmesan cheese.
- Bake Caliente Cornbread Casserole in the oven for 25 minutes.
- Remove from oven and top with panko and butter mixture.
- Bake this perfect side dish for an additional 20 minutes or until the top is browned (actual cooking times may vary depending on the oven).
- Remove from oven and serve hot.
The original TikTok Corn casserole video recipe uses plain yogurt and we substituted it for full fat sour cream.
Expert Tips for Caliente Corn Casserole
With classic cornbread recipes, you can make it ahead of time so we see nothing wrong with prepping Caliente casserole the night before. As with all food, cover tightly overnight, bring to room temperature and then proceed with baking instructions.
This spicy take on corn casserole can be doubled pretty easily. Just make sure to use a larger baking casserole dish and check timing. Jalapeno corn casserole is done when the center is set.
Reheat TikTok casserole by simply placing it in the microwave till hot or warming the dish in a 350-degree oven for up to 15 minutes. Reheated food can dry out a little, so honey is a lifesaver when it comes to this recipe.
We like to keep the mess down (especially when making a holiday meal) so instead of using a mixing bowl, we carefully stirred all wet ingredients and dry ingredients in the actual baking dish.
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Caliente Corn Casserole (TikTok)
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- ½ cup diced onion
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp dry parsley
- ¼ tsp Cayenne pepper
- 15 oz. whole kernel corn drained
- 14.75 oz. cream corn
- 2 fresh jalapenos seeded and diced
- 8.5 oz. Jiffy Cornbread Mix
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup butter melted
- ½ cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
- ½ cup Panko Crumbs + 2 tbsp melted butter mixed in
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 and grease a 2-1/2 quart casserole dish with a nonstick cooking spray.
- Add vegetable oil, diced onion, minced garlic, salt, dried parsley and cayenne pepper to a large skillet or cast iron pan.
- Heat seasonings and onion over medium high heat, until onions are tender and translucent in color.
- Remove skillet from heat and stir in drained whole kernel corn and 1 can of creamed corn plus chopped jalapenos. Set skillet aside.
- Add dried Jiffy cornbread mix and 2 eggs to the prepared casserole dish.
- Stir in skillet jalapeno corn mixture, sour cream, and melted butter. Mix well.
- Sprinkle top of corn casserole with grated Parmesan cheese.
- Bake for 25 minutes.
- Remove fiesta casserole from the oven and top with panko and butter mixture.
- Continue to bake the side dish for an additional 20 minutes or until the top is golden brown. Oven times may vary as different oven temps vary as well as elevations of cooking. Corn casserole is done when the center is set.
- Remove from oven and serve hot. Optionally drizzle with sweet honey.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is an estimate and provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.
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