Want not, waste not. Re-use your leftovers with our favorite Cornbread Recipes, in which each golden bite provides both comfort and amazing flavor. These recipes transform the traditional cornbread recipe into creative meals!
1. Cornbread Taco Bake
With an incredible cornbread base and all of your taco fixings atop, you can’t go wrong with this savory casserole. You’ll need a collection of classic taco ingredients such as ground beef, seasoning, sour cream scallions, and shredded cheese along with your leftover cornbread to achieve this delicious dish.
2. Southern Cornbread Dressing
This tasty dish from the south only includes a few key ingredients but packs a ton of flavor. With cornbread, bread, celery, onions, and plenty of seasonings, you can’t go wrong with this stuffing-like dish.
3. Cornbread Crab Cakes
This classic New England favorite is easy to make with your leftover cornbread. Stuffed with a ton of flavor and delicious crab meat, this recipe includes onions, mayo, sour cream, garlic, and cilantro. This little twist on crab cakes is simply a must-try!
4. Southern Cornbread Salad
Another Southern classic is in the mix! Use your leftover cornbread and mix it with a gathering of peppers, onions, beans, and bacon. This particular salad calls for ranch but you can dress it with your favorite dressing!
5. Cornbread Sausage Quiche
Cube your leftover cornbread and set it aside when you start prepping this hearty quiche. You’ll next saute sausage, eggs, and vegetables with delicious seasonings to achieve this easy, baked quiche.
6. Cowboy Cornbread Trifle
This loaded trifle includes cowboy salsa, bacon, ranch, jalapeno peppers and so much more. Just grab your cubed leftover cornbread and a Mexican-inspired list of ingredients and watch this trifle come to life.
7. Leftover Cornbread Breakfast Bake
Grab your favorite sausage or bacon, bell peppers, scallions, cheese, and a dash of milk for this hearty breakfast bake. Use leftover cornbread and revive it with this incredible, easy recipe.
8. Cornbread Chicken Bake
This simple baked dish includes cubed cornbread, onion, chicken breast, and cream of chicken soup for that hearty, creamy deliciousness. Throw together a few easy ingredients for a baked casserole that will have you craving more.
9. Cornbread French Toast
Who says you can’t use cornbread for this American favorite? Eggs, milk, brown sugar, and cinnamon will all work together to transform classic cornbread into a unique version of the classic breakfast French toast.
10. Cornbread Croutons
Make your croutons effortlessly with this simple recipe. All you need is a dash of olive oil, salt, and pepper to bake these cubed croutons. Store them and keep them for your next salad recipe!
11. Greek Cornbread & Cranberry Trifle
With four easy ingredients, you can have a cornbread-based dessert! Fresh cranberry sauce, yogurt, cornbread and lime zest are all you need to layer this sweet, but tart trifle dessert.
12. Cornbread Pudding
This spiced cornbread pudding is delectable. Use your leftover cornbread and add ingredients such as eggs, spiced rum, milk, heavy cream, and unsalted butter. This creamy pudding is certainly a unique dessert!
If you’re staring at your day’s old cornbread and tired of snacking on it, these recipes are the perfect place to start. From breakfast to desserts and dinner casseroles, this collection of recipes is certain to wow you with what you can do when you have leftover cornbread!