Bacon & Onion Two-cheese Spoon Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 3/4 cups milk
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• salt, to taste (optional)
• fresh coarse ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
• 3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
• 2 large egg yolks, lighly beaten
• cooking spray
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onions
• 8 ounces bacon or 8 ounces turkey bacon, cooked & chopped into 1/2-inch dice
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 4 large egg whites
• sour cream, garnish (optional)
• chopped chives, garnish (optional)
• syrup (optional)
• powdered sugar (optional) or granulated sugar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 combine milk, sugar, and red pepper flakes, if using, in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
• 3 when mixture begins to simmer, gradually add cornmeal in a slow steady stream, stirring well with a whisk.
• 4 cool 3 minutes or until thickened and smooth, stirring constantly.
• 5 transfer cornmeal mixture to a large bowl.
• 6 add yolks; stirring with a whisk.
• 7 let mixture stand 10 minutes.
• 8 heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• 9 coat pan with cooking spray.
• 10 add onion and saute 6-10 minutes or until tender.
• 11 add onion and bacon to cornmeal mixture.
• 12 stir cheeses into cornmeal mixture.
• 13 add salt and pepper now.
• 14 beat egg whites with a mixer at high speed until stiff peaks form (do not overbeat).
• 15 gradually stir one-third of egg mixture into cornmeal mixture; gently fold in remaining egg mixture.
• 16 using a rubber spatula, scrape cornmeal mixture into 1-1/2 quart souffle or deep baking dish coated with cooking spray.
• 17 bake for 50 minutes or until golden brown, and just set in center.
• 18 do not keep opening oven.
• 19 serve immediately.
• 20 *garnish with sour cream topped with chives or green onions chopped fine, to keep it savory.
• 21 **i know many eat spoon bread with sugar or syrup or sour cream with sugar - whatever one chooses i am sure - it will be delightful.