Best Upside Down Walla Walla Onion Cornbread Recipes

UPSIDE-DOWN CHEESY ONION CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Cut onion into 5 (1/2-inch thick) rings; keep rings intact.
• In 10-inch cast-iron skillet, melt butter over medium-low heat. Gently place onion slices close together in the butter. If last ring looks too large to fit in skillet, remove outside rings until small enough to fit. Sprinkle with salt, and cook 3 to 4 minutes without moving, until onions soften but don't fall apart. Remove from heat. With large, flat spatula, gently turn onions, keeping rings together as much as possible.
• In large bowl, mix both pouches cornbread mix, eggs and milk. Stir in cheeses and herbs.
• Pour batter over onions. Bake 28 to 32 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center of cornbread comes out clean.
• Run knife around edge of cornbread. Let cornbread cool 10 minutes.
• Place a plate over skillet, and carefully flip over. Remove skillet. Cut into 8 wedges.

SAUSAGE UPSIDE-DOWN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Brown sausage, onion, and green pepper in a large skillet until sausage is brown and crumbly.
• Stir in the flour, then add the next four ingredients.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in cheese cubes and olives.
• Pour mixture into a 9" square pan.
• Prepare cornbread mix with eggs and milk, or according to package directions.
• Spread cornbread batter over sausage mixture.
• Bake 30-35 minutes.
• Let stand in pan for 5 minutes, then loosen edges with a spatula.
• Invert onto a plate or platter.
• Serve warm.

VIDALIA ONION CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Spray a 8-inch bakinf pan with vegetable oil cooking spray. (I used a muffin pan.).
• In a medium saucepan, melt the butter and saute the onions until tender, but not browned, for about 3 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and add the muffin mix, milk, egg, sour cream, 1/2 cup of the cheese, the salt, and dill weed. Stir to combine. Pour into the prepared pan and top with the 1/2 cup remaining cheese. Bake for 30 minutes, until set and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cornbread comes out clean. Allow to cool slightly before cutting into squares.