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The Best Sweet Yellow Cornbread Casserole

Published: Nov 2, 2014 · Modified: Jun 25, 2024 by Lisa Keys · This post may contain affiliate links · 6 Comments

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Last Updated on June 25, 2024 by Lisa Keys

Sweet Yellow Cornbread, Sausage and Tomato Pie with a Garlic Cream Drizzle.

This sweet yellow cornbread sausage and tomato pie with a garlic cream drizzle is the best cornbread recipe. An Italian inspired feast, it's the perfect meal for brunch or busy weeknights dinner. A favorite cornbread recipe that the whole family will love. This easy homemade cornbread recipe is a well balanced sweet and savory upside down sausage skillet casserole. The sweet tomatoes and garlic cream drizzle makes it total comfort food. You will be amazed at how these simple ingredients create such a great recipe and delicious meal with minimal effort.

Sweet Yellow Cornbread Ingredients

  • Italian sausage can be sweet or hot. No casing.
  • Full fat sour cream for a fluffy cornbread
  • Fresh grape tomatoes not the larger cherry tomatoes. Well drained diced canned tomatoes can be substituted.
  • Jiffy cornbread mix can be used in place of Martha White.
A slice of Sweet Yellow Corn Bread with garlic cream drizzle.
What side dish goes well with this recipe?

Any fresh green salad.
Asparagus or green beans.

Can this be frozen?

Yes, Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and then aluminum foil. Store for up to 3 months. The garlic cream drizzle should not be frozen.

How to store in the refrigerator?

Leftovers can be stored in an air-tight container for up to 5 days.

How to reheat?

Set oven to 350F. Loosely tent the cornbread with foil to prevent over browning and dryness. Heat until just warmed through. Individual portions can be warmed in the microwave.

A couple of years ago I was lucky enough to be a contestant in the National Cornbread Festival Cook Off down in South Pittsburg, TN. There is nothing like homemade corn bread and this national recipe contest and cook-off is one of the best in the country. With cook-offs dwindling right and left I am so glad this one is still around. Even luckier, I won a prize for my Sweet Yellow Cornbread entry. Do give this festive, not so traditional cornbread a try at your next holiday brunch. I promise rave reviews. Yes, it is that good and I have a whole bunch of judges that agree.

Sweet Yellow Cornbread, Sausage and Tomato Pie with a Garlic Cream Drizzle.

Sweet Yellow Cornbread, Sausage and Tomato Pie with a Garlic Cream Drizzle

Lisa Keys
Award winning recipe.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 45 minutes mins
Course main dish
Cuisine Italian
Servings 8
Calories 301 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • ½ pound sweet Italian sausage casing removed
  • ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
  • 1 pint grape tomatoes halved
  • ½ cup diced sweet onion
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning divided
  • 2 pkg. (7 oz.) each Martha White Sweet Yellow Cornbread and Muffin Mix
  • ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese plus additional shards for garnish
  • ½ cup milk
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 3 large eggs, room temperature lightly beaten
  • 8 fresh basil leaves

Garlic Cream Drizzle

  • ¼ cup heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon corn meal
  • 2 cloves garlic smashed
  • 2 fresh basil leaves
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Heat oven 375F.
  • Brown sausage in a 10-inch Lodge cast iron skillet over medium heat breaking the meat into crumbles with a wooden spoon. Transfer sausage to a paper towel lined plate.
  • Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil to the pan along with the tomatoes, onions, sugar and ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning. Cook, stirring, occasionally, for 8 minutes or until tomatoes and onions begins to caramelize.
  • Spread tomato-onion mixture evenly over bottom of pan. Spoon sausage evenly over top.
  • Meanwhile, in large bowl, combine the dry ingredients, cornbread mix, grated parmesan, remaining ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning with the wet ingredients,  milk, sour cream, eggs and remaining ¼ cup olive oil; stir until smooth.
  • Pour cornbread mixture over hot mixture in skillet.
  • Bake 20 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes before inverting onto serving plate. (If any tomatoes or onions stick to bottom of pan simply replace them over cornbread).
  • Top with thin shards of Parmesan cheese. Slice basil into thin slivers; sprinkle on top.
  • Serve with Garlic Cream Drizzle.

Garlic Cream Drizzle:

  • In microwave safe 1 cup measure combine heavy cream, corn meal, garlic and basil. Heat on HIGH in microwave for 45 to 60 seconds or until mixture boils. Cool. Discard garlic cloves and basil leaves.
  • In small bowl, whisk sour cream, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper; add to cream mixture to make a drizzle consistency.

Notes

Loose Italian sausage can be substituted for links.
The longer the garlic and basil are steeped in the hot cream the stronger those flavors become.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 sliceCalories: 301kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 9gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 110mgSodium: 400mgPotassium: 324mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 920IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 113mgIron: 1mg
Keyword cast iron skillet, cornbread, garlic cream, Italian sausage, National cornbread festival, tomato pie
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

For more winning cornbread recipes fast forward 12 years to my Chicken Cacciatore with Cornbread Cheese Puffs.

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  1. Maris

    November 02, 2014 at 6:45 pm

    I might be making this next time I have a brunch!

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    • Lisa

      November 03, 2014 at 2:22 pm

      It's easy and delicious. Hope you give it a try.

      Reply
  2. Tim&Jean Sheehy

    November 02, 2014 at 7:44 pm

    5 stars
    Hi Lisa: Dennis Calhoun, our minister and friend, passed your blog info on to me. He has been helping us as we grieve the loss of our 14 year old daughter this summer to cancer. I also love to bake and cook----but find it so hard to even think about food during this time of mourning. Your lovely posts, especially about William's cookies, are so uplifting. Hoping I'll be able to try baking them soon. Thank you for showing us there is hope on this awful journey. With warm regards, Jean

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    • Lisa

      November 03, 2014 at 2:41 pm

      My dear Jean, I am so very sorry for the loss of your precious daughter---if I had one wish it would be that no other parent goes through what we have been through. The pain is too much, but as you can read on my blog becomes manageable over time. Imagining the future without our children is beyond comprehension, so I simply recommend living in the moment. I still have meltdowns, but I get through them. In addition, to your most wonderful Pastor, I hope you also have friends who will continue to celebrate your daughter with you. It is so very important to talk about her. As you have found here, cooking and baking have been my salvation and allows me to celebrate my son in such a positive way. My William wants me to find joy and I bet your daughter wants that for you, too. What can you do to celebrate her? Please feel free to call me any time (I think Dennis has my number--if not he knows how to find me for it).

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  3. Krista Skinner

    November 03, 2014 at 6:59 pm

    Hi

    What a wonderful surprise, especially on such a hard weekend. Four month anniversary and our first Halloween without Aidan. We have a picture of him hanging right next to the stove with a bbq duck pizza he made in the summer of '13 . I'll be sure to cook something good!

    Krista Skinner 62 Sanborn Street Reading, MA 01867-3013

    Thank you again Krista

    Sent from my iPad

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  4. Lisa

    November 03, 2014 at 8:16 pm

    This in from Krista who won the Kind spice box: I love that her son, Aidan loved to cook.

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