Zucchini Spoon Bread

This spoon bread is delicious, a good way to use those zucchini out of the garden. For extra flavor or heat add 2 or 3 jalapeno peppers. Recipes comes from Betters Homes and Gardens.com. Spoon bread is a side dish, eaten with a spoon. It is called a bread because of the ingredients. Enjoy

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1  cup fresh corn or 1  cup frozen corn
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped onion
• 1⁄2 cup green sweet pepper, cut in strips
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1  cup  chopped zucchini
• 4  ounces  shredded cheddar cheese
• 1⁄2 cup cornmeal
• 2  eggs, slightly beaten
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 3 -5  dashes  bottled hot pepper sauce (or use jalapeno peppers)
• 1  cup chopped tomato
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. In a large saucepan combine, corn, onions, pepper strips, and water; bring to boiling; reduce heat, cover and simmer for 5 minutes (If adding Jalapenos, add in this step).
2. Do Not drain, stir in zucchini, tomatoes, cheese and cornmeal, set aside.
3. In a small mixing bowl beat eggs; stir in milk, salt, pepper, and hot pepper sauce; STIR egg mixture into the vegetable mixture in saucepan.
4. Turn mixture into a greased 1-1/2-quart casserole;Bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree oven about 40 minutes or until set, Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.