loaded cornbread

i never noticed that i eat a lot of yellow food until my friend told me that one of the people in his forum said so. then i realized, i really did. so my last post, i intentionally posted green things. but this time around, i feel like my insides are telling me to make something that is yellow. CORNBREAD!
a few days ago, my mom reorganized the pantry and i saw that i have accumulated quite a few boxes of cornbread mix, yes, jiffy. i then decided to make cornbread, and since this was after my trip to the farmer’s market, i thought, i should spice this thing up to make it not so store bought-y and also use up some of the herbs i bought.

i pumped that cornbread up like crazy. well at least i think i did. i know i could do more though. the recipe for this one is super simple. and you can actually just use whatever’s in your fridge. i had some herbs so i used it. so do you want the recipe? if not then stop scrolling, if yes, then go on!

what you need:
1 box cornbread mix ( i used jiffy)
1 egg
1/3 cup milk
1 medium sized onion
1 jalapeno (remove seeds)
1/4 cup basil
1/4 cup parsley
1/4 cup corn
1 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp oil
salsa and sour cream to top it*
*optional
what to do:
1. heat up oil and add diced onions and sprinkle a dash of salt. cook it until it turns light brown. it’s not burnt, it’s all the sugar from the onions caramelizing, it is really good. this will take around 5-7 minutes over medium heat. set this aside to cool
2. then do the mix according to the box, jiffy asked for an egg and 1/3 cup of milk, so that’s what i did.
3. chop up basil and parsley, remove seeds from jalapeno and dice it up.
4. add chopped up parsley and basil, corn, caramelized onions, diced jalapeno and ground pepper.
5. butter up an 8x8 pan, put the mix in and load into a 400 degree fahrenheit oven and let it cook for about 20 minutes or until you stick a toothpick in the middle on the cornbread and it comes out clean.
6. when cooked let it cool and slice it up and serve!

i served mine with a dollop of sour cream and salsa on top. it was good. maybe next time, i will add some bacon in the mix. that sounds good already. now this makes me want to cook up some more.