Luby’s Spanish Indian Baked Corn Casserole

You can do something extra special with canned and creamed corn by adding bacon, onion, celery, and bell peppers to make this a terrific dish. Luby’s Spanish Indian Baked Corn Casserole is the perfect dish to bring to a potluck dinner because it reheats so easily.

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What Makes the Luby’s Spanish Indian Baked Corn Casserole So Good?

Corn is pretty amazing on its own, but start doctoring it up with veggies, bacon, and a crunchy cornbread topping, and you have something undeniably delicious!

Luby’s Spanish Indian Baked Corn Casserole is the side dish people want to see on the table. It hits all the right flavors with sweet corn, spicy jalapenos, tangy pimentos, and salty bacon. 

Why You Should Try This Corn Casserole Recipe 

Do you want to be a hero at the next potluck? Take along this casserole, and get ready for the compliments. Spanish Indian Baked Corn Casserole is easy to make, cheap, and immensely satisfying.

It can feed a crowd, goes with just about any meat or poultry, and if you hold back just a little on the jalapenos, kids will want seconds. 

Baked Corn Casserole Ingredients

To make this recipe, you’ll need:

• Cornbread
• Onion
• Celery
• Green bell pepper
• Bacon
• Butter
• Whole milk
• Cream style corn, canned
• Whole kernel corn, canned
• Jalapeno pepper
• Pimentos
• Salt
• Sugar

Ingredient Notes

Jiffy Cornbread Mix is highly recommended for this recipe, but you can use another brand of mix. If you have the time, you can also make the topping for this corn casserole without Jiffy mix or any prepackaged cornbread mix and opt for a from-scratch cornbread recipe using cornmeal and all-purpose flour. 

Creamed corn and cream style corn isn’t the same thing. Ensure the can of corn you use for this recipe is correct.

How to Make Corn Casserole

To prepare Luby’s Spanish Indian Baked Corn Casserole:

1. Crumble the cornbread in a large bowl. You can spread it out on a baking sheet to dry slightly while preparing the rest of the casserole. 

2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (176 degrees C).
3. Dice the onions, celery, and green bell pepper. 
4. Chop the raw bacon into half-inch pieces and cook bacon in a medium size pan or skillet over medium heat until crispy.
5. Drain all but one tablespoon of bacon fat and add the diced onions, celery, and green bell pepper to the skillet.
6. Reduce the heat to low and saute the vegetables until they just soften, about two minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat and set aside.

7. Split the fresh jalapeno pepper in half and remove the seeds. 
8. Finely chop the de-seeded jalapeno pepper and the pimento and reserve for later. 
9. Drain the can of whole kernel corn.
10. Melt half a cup of butter in a deep pan over low heat. 
11. Add the whole milk, cream style corn, drained whole kernel corn, jalapenos, pimento peppers, salt, and sugar to the melted butter. Stir well and heat for a minute or two until warm.
12. Add the sauteed vegetables and bacon to the saucepan.

13. Stir in about half of the crumbled cornbread to the bacon-vegetable mixture. Keep stirring until the liquid starts to thicken a little. 

14. Pour the thickened mixture into a lightly greased 8 X 11 X 2-inch pan. Gently shake the baking pan back and forth to flatten and corn mixture and get rid of any air bubbles.
15. Sprinkle the remaining cornbread crumble on top of the corn mixture and dot it with the remaining butter.

16. Bake in the preheated oven until the cornbread is golden brown. 
17. Let the casserole rest on a wire rack for a few minutes to set before serving. If desired, garnish with chopped chives or fresh herbs.

What to Serve It With 

A corn casserole is tasty enough for the holiday table but easy enough for a weekend supper. It pairs well with a Thanksgiving turkey, a take-home supermarket rotisserie chicken, and even baked chicken tenders. Serve it alongside roast beef, pork chops, or a grilled steak.

How to Store This Corn Casserole Recipe

Let the corn casserole cool to room temperature then cover it with plastic wrap or aluminum foil or transfer it to a flat airtight container. Store the leftovers in the refrigerator for up to three days. You can also keep it in the freezer for up to a month.

Pre-portioning the casserole into servings makes it easy to choose how much to defrost. Frozen corn casserole will stay good for up to a month. 

What Is the Best Way to Reheat Corn Casserole With Bacon

Reheating a thawed casserole in a 300-degree Fahrenheit oven for 20 to 30 minutes will give you the best results. Transfer the corn casserole to a baking dish and let it sit on the counter for about 20 minutes to come up to room temperature.

Cover with the baking dish aluminum foil and place it in the center rack of the oven. Start checking the casserole after 20 minutes and remove it from the oven when hot.

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