Easy, creamy, and cheesy Hominy Casserole is a side dish that is sure to impress. This is not your average dish; it takes hominy to a whole new level!

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Reasons You’ll Love This Recipe

  • Comfort Food: Hominy is a classic comfort food ingredient. Put it in a casserole, and it doesn’t get more comfort than this!
  • Easy to Make : This recipe comes together so quickly and easily. Simply mix your ingredients, add to your baking dish, bake, and dinner is ready!
  • Unique Ingredient: Hominy is corn that has undergone a special chemical process that removes the tough-out hull, allowing the corn to be used in cooking easily.

Mexican Hominy Casserole Ingredients

Although hominy may not be something you’ve thought about using in a casserole before, the ingredients can easily be found. Look for hominy at your local grocery store in their Mexican food area or canned vegetable area. It can usually be found in the same area as the green chilies, which is convenient since you need those too!

  • Hominy: This recipe calls for two cans. I used one can of white hominy and one of golden hominy. But you can use whatever works for you or whatever you find. Be sure to rinse and drain your hominy before using.
  • Sour Cream: Creates a creaminess and gives it a slight tang of yumminess.
  • Can Diced Green Chilis: You can buy green chilis in various degrees of heat. Buy the one that suits you best.
  • Monterey Jack Cheese: It has a good, subtle, but flavorful taste, which is perfect with the hominy.
  • Parmesan Cheese: Adds a bit of saltiness and sharpness to the dish.

Making the Hominy and Green Chili Casserole

Once you throw this together, which will take minutes, the oven does all the work. It’s so inviting, hot, and bubbly right from the oven. But I do recommend letting it cool a bit before eating. Yes, you’ll need a bit of patience to wait for it to cook, but it’ll be so worth it.

  1. Mix: In a medium-sized bowl, combine the hominy, sour cream, green chilis, and Monterey jack cheese.
  2. Spread : Place in a lightly greased 2-quart casserole dish.
  3. Top: Sprinkle the top with the parmesan cheese.
  4. Bake: In a 350 degrees Fahrenheit oven, bake for 1 hour or until golden and bubbly.
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  • Is it good for you? Soaking the corn in an alkaline solution allows your digestive tract to absorb it, unlike regular corn, which can pass right through you. It’s high in B vitamins and fiber; the soaking adds calcium. It’s low in calories, sugar, and fat, making this a great ingredient to work with.
  • How can you find it? You can find hominy in both the canned and dried versions, like dried beans. Both are readily available and great to cook with. Many like the taste and texture of cooking hominy in the dried form. You’ll cook it exactly the same as you would dry beans .
  • What is it used for? Dried ground hominy is used for corn tortillas , masa, and tamales, and coarse ground hominy is also known as grits . Cooks use fine ground hominy to thicken soups and stews.
  • How to eat it? In addition to this amazing casserole, you can often find hominy in a Mexican stew called posole. Warm it up and eat it with a bit of butter and salt and pepper. Add it to soups and dishes that call for corn for a different taste and texture. And grits can be cooked as a morning porridge with cinnamon and sugar or savory with cheese and garlic.
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Tips and Variations For Easy Hominy Casserole

This dish is super flavorful as is, but you can spice it up and add to it to make it your own. Here are some ideas.

  • Spice it up or down: Mix up the spice a bit, add cayenne, cumin, and lime juice for a bit of a kick. Sprinkle with cilantro when it comes out for flavor. Use canned jalapeños instead of canned green chilies for even more heat. If you don’t like the heat, use mild green chilies.
  • Add Veggies: If the hominy isn’t veggie enough add diced zucchini or peppers for a bit more of a vegetable umph.
  • Cheese: Use Monterey Jack, a classic cheese in Southwest cooking, or try cheddar, pepper jack, or colby jack instead. Try a mixture of cheeses if you like to experiment.
  • Make it a Main Dish: Turn this side dish into a main dish by adding some protein. Cook up some chicken, chorizo, or kielbasa and stir into the hominy mixture before baking and now you’ve got a side and main dish all in one. Throw in some fruit , homemade horchata and ooey gooey chocolate chip cookies and dinner is done!
  • Storage: Leftovers will keep in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 4-5 days. Rewarm in the microwave.
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If there’s one thing I know, Americans love their Mexican and southwestern food. It’s spicy, flavorful, and usually super easy. There are so many tastes, textures, and flavors that please everyone in these food categories. It’s usually a staple in most recipe rotations. Try adding these to your favorites.

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Ingredients1x2x3x

  • ▢ 2 15 ounce cans hominy, rinsed and drained I used one white hominy can and one golden hominy
  • ▢ 1 cup sour cream
  • ▢ 1 6 ounce can diced green chilis
  • ▢ 2 cups monterey jack cheese shredded
  • ▢ 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese shredded

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine hominy, sour cream, green chilis, and Monterey Jack cheese in a medium-sized bowl. Spread evenly into a 2-quart casserole dish . Top with Parmesan Cheese.
  • Bake for 1 hour or until golden and bubbly.

Nutrition

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Hominy Casserole

Ingredients

  • 2 15 ounce cans hominy, rinsed and drained I used one white hominy can and one golden hominy
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 6 ounce can diced green chilis
  • 2 cups monterey jack cheese shredded
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese shredded

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine hominy, sour cream, green chilis, and Monterey Jack cheese in a medium-sized bowl. Spread evenly into a 2-quart casserole dish . Top with Parmesan Cheese.
  • Bake for 1 hour or until golden and bubbly.

Nutrition

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