Denver Spoon Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 tablespoons butter, divided
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 4 eggs, separated

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease 1 1/2 quart souffle dish with 1 tablespoon butter. sprinkle bottom and side of dish with parmesan cheese.
• 3 melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in medium heavy saucepan over medium heat. add onion and bell peppers, cook 5 to 7 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. transfer mixture to small bowl, set aside.
• 4 combine milk, cornmeal and salt in same saucepan. bring to a boil over high heat. reduce heat to medium, cook and stir 5 minutes or until mixture thickens. remove from heat. stir in cheddar cheese until cheese is melted. stir in onion mixture.
• 5 beat egg whites in clean large bowl with electric mixer at high speed until stiff but not dry, set aside.
• 6 beat egg yolks in separate large bowl. stir into cornmeal mixture. stir 1/3 egg whites into cornmeal mixture. fold remaining egg whites into cornmeal mixture until evenly incorporated. pour into prepared souffle dish.
• 7 bake about 50 minutes or until puffed and golden brown. serve immediately.