Jiffy Cornbread Casserole With Ham and Cheese
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A spin on traditional cornbread, this simple savory Jiffy cornbread casserole recipe with ham and cheese is easy to make, packed with protein, and deliciously moist.
As all Southerners know, there are a million different ways to make cornbread and usually, only one way is the best. And that’s the one that we make which was likely handed down from Mama, and her mama, and her mama and well you get the point. So I wasn’t too excited to try this ‘new’ Jiffy cornbread casserole recipe with ham. I just wasn’t sure I would like it but I tell you what, it was really good! I felt fuller afterward, I think due to the protein. I have since made it with salami and even brisket and have enjoyed them both. You could even chop up some beef cocktail smokies if you like from our pigs in a blanket recipe here.
Besides the protein and Jiffy corn muffin mix, of course, this cornbread casserole also includes spicy brown mustard, onion, and lots of delicious melted cheese. It’s so easy to make, as you just mix, layer, and bake! Keep reading for lots of serving suggestions, as this is a very versatile casserole recipe. You can enjoy it for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, or even as a side dish. You should also keep scrolling for lots of other cornbread recipes too. We’re the SouthernPlate, after all 😉.
A similar recipe you might like as well is my Jiffy corn casserole recipe. It’s similar as they both use , but instead of ham it includes cream corn, whole corn kernels, and sour cream. Pick your poison!
Recipe Ingredients
- Onion
- Corn muffin mix
- Spicy brown mustard (or when I chopped up some beef smokies instead of ham I used barbecue sauce)
- Cheese (I use grated cheddar cheese now instead of the cheese slices)
- Ham or meat of your choice (beef slices, salami, or whatever other meat you would like to try)
How to Make Jiffy Cornbread Casserole
Preheat oven to 400 and grease an 8×8 or 9×9 .
Mix up the cornbread mix according to Jiffy package directions.
This calls for milk and 2 eggs, but follow the directions of the mix you have.
Mix your batter up until smooth.
Chop your onion, then add it to the alongside the spicy brown mustard.
Stir that up really well.
Spread about half of the Jiffy cornbread mix in the bottom of the prepared baking dish and then start adding meat of your choice. I find slices work well.
It will look like this when you covered the first layer with your meat selection.
Top with your shredded cheese. Then add the second layer of batter. Spread it to cover everything.
Bake this cornbread casserole at 400 for 25-30 minutes or until nice and golden brown on top.
Allow to cool for 5 minutes before cutting.
Serve warm.
Enjoy!
Storage
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. Reheat in the microwave, oven, or air fryer.
- Alternatively, freeze leftovers for up to 3 months.
Recipe Notes
- I used Jiffy muffin mix and this is the package size that makes six cornbread muffins so that is the size you should try your best to get.
- Because it has layers of ham and cheese, you could easily enjoy your cornbread casserole for lunch. But it also works as a side with your favorite comfort food, like chili, soup, turkey breast, or roast chicken.
- Because your cornbread casserole will last in the fridge for up to 4 days, you can definitely make it a couple of days in advance. Just reheat it quickly in the oven before serving.
Recipe FAQs
What is the difference between this and ?
is creamier than a traditional as it uses a lot more eggs and cornstarch to act as a thickening agent. A also typically uses a Jiffy .
You may enjoy these other cornbread recipes:
Jalapeño Cornbread Muffins with Cream Cheese
Hot Water Cornbread (Only 2 Ingredients)
Mexican Cornbread Casserole Recipe by Mama
Country Cook: Cornbread Waffles with Chili & Fixins!
Ingredients
- 2 corn muffin mix the size that makes 6 muffins, plus ingredients called for on package to make the batter. In this recipe, it was 2 eggs and milk.
- 10 oz shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 5-6 slices ham or preferred lunch meat protein
- 1 chopped small onion
- 2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard or sauce that you like with your lunch meat
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 and grease an 8x8 or 9x9 casserole dish. Prepare the corn muffin mix batter according to package directions.2 corn muffin mix
- Add chopped onion and spicy brown mustard to batter and stir until well mixed.1 chopped small onion, 2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
- Spread half of the cornbread mixture into the prepared baking dish. Top with meat, followed by shredded cheese or cheese slices, cutting them to fit if needed.5-6 slices ham, 10 oz shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- Top with remaining batter and gently spread to cover.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until cornbread is golden. Allow it to cool for 5 minutes before cutting.
- Serve hot and enjoy!
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“God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts to us in our pains. It is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”
~ C. S. Lewis
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The possibilities are endless Katie!!
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Why have I never heard of cornbread pan sandwiches?! These look so tasty!
I hope you get the opportunity to try them soon!!
This is genius!
Thank you Ellen! They sure are good!
These looks delicious! I love to make sandwiches with cornbread, but never thought about baking it all together. So excited that I have all the ingredients to make them tonight!
I hope you enjoy Laurie!!
When asked how I am, I have two answers depending on the day. My grandma always said “as well as can be expected”. My other answer is “blessed more than I deserve”. That one tells you right quick where the other person stands depending on their reply! Sometimes even changes your “friends list”.
What wonderful answers Cheryl!!
Your blog was so timely today as it addresses a dilemma of mine for quite some time. You see, I have been severely disabled for 16 years. Somewhere around year six or seven the doctors just gave up on me and told me to put my affairs in order. Being in my 60’s now it was quite the shock at the manner by which I have been turned away more than I’ve been invited in by the doctors of today. It is just a fact that I have had to learn how to accept that times change and somethings you can do nothing about it. Illness has prevented me from keeping up with all the latest technology, so I often feel out of the loop. I live an isolated existence, maybe seeing another person once a month. My phone doesn’t ring so I don’t think I’m putting anyone off by whatever complaint du jour I experience, but that doesn’t mean that I haven’t fretted over just this topic so often. If it weren’t for journaling, who knows what twists and turns I might have made, they have been a lifesaver because they enable me to express my feelings, giving credence to them, yet without burdening others with them. I don’t believe in “stuffin” our feelings as the stress of that only makes things worse. But journaling has enabled me to “let it go.” And that has been key for me. I’ve got about several hundred journals that hopefully someone will want to read after I am gone. I just felt that I had to validate my existence in some way, but I didn’t want to be seen as some bitter old woman. I often have said that I see myself neither as a victim nor a martyr, just someone fighting to survive the best I can. I enjoyed your site today, it was my first day here, but I will come back.
Peggy
Hi Peggy! Welcome to Southern Plate!! I hope that you will find many things of interest to you here and will get involved and get to know some of the fabulous folks here that we call family!
Know just how you feel, I have spent over 40 years of my 62, trying to find out what ails me, I keep getting bits and pieces fixed, but then something else goes wonky, my mother was told when I was 12 or so that “it was all in my head” I didn’t want to go to school so I made up the pain and illness. One of the worst things was the lack of energy for so many of those years. I only felt really well the year I got pregnant, and went downhill after that. Kept on going to the drs, and being told there was nothing they could find.
I eventually found out that I have a genetic heart defect (the lack of energy that came and went) that was at 60, while they were looking for what had caused the high blood pressure that eventually led to the heart defect they found a bad gall bladder, but I’m still experiencing problems, and while the heart problem is under control, the high blood pressure is no longer high, the gall bladder is gone, I still have the same stomach troubles, and several other things.
But I keep on going to the dr in the hopes that eventually they will find out why, so I guess the takeaway on my life is don’t give up! There really does have to be a reason, its finding the person who can figure out what it is.
Perseverance Pays
“Orin” I said, “we’d better be looking down that trail. We’re about to run out of time.”
“We’ll do it together,” he said. “I wish Tyrel was with us.”
“‘If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride,’” I quoted at him. “A body shouldn’t heed what might be. He’s got to do with what is.”
“There’s a whole lot of mountain here, and you and me packed a rifle over mountains before either of us was knee-high to a possum. Anyway, it does no good to pack up an’ run. A body has to stay in there and fight. No matter how many times you get knocked down you got to keep gettin” up until the other man quits.”
“Easier said,” Orrin commented.
“Well, I knew a man who was defeated by just about everything. He failed in business back in 1831. He was defeated for the legislature in 1832, failed in business again in 1833, was elected to the legislature in 1834. His sweetheart died in 1835. He had a nervous breakdown in 1836, was defeated for speaker in 1838, defeated for land officer in 1843, defeated for Congress in 1843, elected to Congress in 1846, defeated for re-election in 1848, defeated for the Senate in 1855, defeated for Vice President in 1856, and defeated for the Senate in 1858.”
“I’d of quit,” Orrin said.
“No you wouldn’t. I know you too well. This man didn’t quit either. He was elected President in 1860.”
“What?”
“Sure. His name was Abraham Lincoln.”
William Tell Sackett talking with his brother Orrin in Treasure Mountain by Louis L’Amour.
This quote helped my husband through a bad time, and he actually had me print it on business cards for him. So just remember that its possible to do things even when everything seems to conspire against you.
Eva
Good Gracious this looks so~yummy! Thank you again I will be making this real soon!
Hugs and blessing!
Hugs and Blessings to you Carmell!! I hope you enjoy the recipe!!
Those look delicious and my mind I am already mulling over variations. I am a big fan of swiss cheese with ham so that sounds good to me. That mustard might just want a little horseradish added! How about deli chicken white meat with provolone and dill flavored mayonnaise? I could even go wild with sandwich style pepperoni and mozzarella spread with a little pizza sauce. I think these cut into small bars might be great little appetizers as well.
Those are such great ideas!!