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World's Easiest Cornbread Recipe and more...

This quick and easy cornbread recipes uses frugal ingredients you likely already have on hand and is so delicious, you'll want to keep making it again and again!
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World’s Easiest Cornbread Recipe

Looking for an easy cornbread recipe? This is the world’s easiest cornbread recipe of all time and uses frugal ingredients you likely already have on hand. Plus, it’s so delicious, you’ll want to keep making it again and again!

Recipe by Brigette on our team.

This is our favorite cornbread recipe!

We eat this cornbread all the time during the cooler months! This recipe is the perfect frugal side to go alongside hearty soups and stews, plus it keeps all of the teenage appetites in my house happy and satisfied.

This is not the only cornbread recipe I’ll ever make (because this honey cornbread recipe is SO yummy, too!), but this is by far the simplest and quickest one to pull off when I panic at 4:45 p.m. and think, “Oh no! What am I going to serve for a side with dinner?”

It doesn’t take sour cream (which I don’t usually keep on hand) or butter (which is pricey) like many other cornbread recipes do, and there isn’t even a second bowl involved!

Have I mentioned how easy this recipe is? 🙂

Of course, we make up for the lack of butter in the recipe by slathering it with butter and honey as soon as it’s finished baking! (This honey butter pairs wonderfully with it.)

Ingredients for Easy Cornbread Recipe

  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 cups corn meal (I use Masa corn flour from Aldi)
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 2 eggs
ingredients for easy cornbread recipe

How to Make the World’s Easiest Cornbread

1. Preheat oven to 375º f.

2. In a medium bowl, mix all the ingredients together (I use a whisk).

mixing up batter in a bowl

3. Pour into a greased 9×13 pan.

adding ingredients to a casserole dish to be cooked

4. Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes.

finished cornbread

5. Serve immediately with butter and honey, syrup, or jam! Or try this homemade whipped honey butter for extra decadence. YUM!

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World’s Easiest Cornbread

Course Bread, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword bread, easy side dish
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 278kcal
Author Brigette

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 cups corn meal
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 2 eggs

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375º f.
  • In a medium bowl, mix all the ingredients together (I use a whisk).
  • Pour into a greased 9×13 pan.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes.
  • Enjoy immediately with butter and honey, syrup, or jam.

Nutrition

Serving: 1square | Calories: 278kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 228mg | Potassium: 134mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 97IU | Calcium: 110mg | Iron: 1mg
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Brigette’s $105 Grocery Shopping Trip and Weekly Menu Plan for 6

My older sister, Brigette, shares her shopping trips and menu plans every week! You can go HERE to see all of her weekly menu plans and you can go HERE to read all about her family!

Aldi

1 64-oz carton Unsweetened Almond Milk – $2.19

1 gallon Milk – $2.19

1 bag Romaine Hearts – $3.39

1 large tub Organic Spring Mix – $3.89

1 bunch Bananas – $1.29

1 Cauliflower – $2.95

1 3-ct pkg Multi-Colored Peppers – $2.69

1 bag Green Grapes ($1.69/lb) – $4.82

1 Avocado – $0.89

1 bag Baby Carrots – $0.89

1 pkg Broccoli Crowns – $2.91

1 bag Mini Sweet Peppers – $2.95

1 bag Mini Cucumbers – $1.95

1 large canister Quick Oats – $3.19

1 canister Grits – $1.99

1 3-lb bag frozen Boneless Chicken Breasts – $5.99

1 pkg Chicken Drumsticks – $6.39

1 pkg Bacon – $3.99

2 16-oz pkgs Deli Meat – $8.90

2 pkgs Deli Sliced Cheese – $3.58

1 box Cinnamon Crunch Squares – $2.79

1 box Crispy Rice – $1.79

1 box Corn Flakes – $2.19

1 box Raisin Bran – $2.19

2 loaves Sandwich Bread – $1.98

1 pkg Hot Dog Buns – $1.15

2 16-oz bags Shredded Cheddar Cheese – $7.20

1 24-oz carton Cottage Cheese – $2.39

2 jars Pasta Sauce – $2.70

1 bag Tortillas – $1.99

1 32-oz bag Spaghetti – $1.99

1 bag Dark Chocolate Chips – $2.95

2 bags frozen Vegetables – $2.20

1 dozen Eggs – $4.92

5-lb bag Mozzarella Cheese, large tub freshly ground Peanut Butter, 2 pkgs Macadamia Nuts – things we’ve been gifted by friends that we’ll use in our menu plan this week

Grocery Total for the Week: $105.46

Weekly Menu Plan

Breakfasts

Cereal, Grits, Oatmeal, Zucchini Bread

Lunches

Deli Meat/Cheese Sandwiches, Carrots/Peppers, Apples x 4

Leftovers x 3

Dinners

Venison Roast in the Crockpot, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans

Grilled Chicken Drumsticks, Salad, Biscuits

Pancakes, Bacon, Boiled Eggs

Spaghetti Casserole, Homemade French Bread, Broccoli

Build Your Own Burrito/Taco Salad, Apples

Chicken Pot Pie, Green Beans

Leftovers

Snacks

Apples + Peanut Butter, O’Henry Bars

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