Pimiento Cheese Spoon Bread

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Use your favorite store-bought pimiento cheese in this savory spoon bread, a soft, souffle-like side dish.

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Ingredients

  • Cooking spray
  • 1/2 cup, plus 2 tsp, cornmeal, divided
  • 1 1/2 cups 2% reduced-fat milk
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp black pepper
  • 3 eggs, separated
  • 3 ounces pimiento cheese

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 F. Coat a 6-cup souffle dish with cooking spray; sprinkle with 2 tsp cornmeal.

Combine 1/2 cup cornmeal, milk, salt and black pepper in a medium saucepan; cook over medium heat until thick, about 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.

Gradually whisk egg yolks and pimiento cheese into cornmeal mixture. Pour into a large bowl; cool completely.

Beat egg whites with a mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Gently fold into cornmeal mixture. Spoon batter into prepared dish. Bake 1 hour, or until puffy and browned. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Information:
Per serving
200 calories
10 g fat
180 mg cholesterol
10 g protein
17 g carbohydrates
1 g fiber
360 mg sodium