RECIPE TITLE "Vidalia Onion Cornbread"
Recipe excerpted from Paula Deen & Friends: Living It Up, Southern Style Copyright © by Paula Deen

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Serves 8 PREP: 10 MIN., COOK: 7 MIN., BAKE: 30 MIN.   easy

Turn an ordinary package of cornbread mix into a deliciously moist homemade dish that's reminiscent of spoon bread.

  RECIPE INGREDIENTS

• ¼ cup butter or margarine
• 1 large Vidalla or other sweet onion, chopped
• 1 (7.5-ounce) package cornbread mix
• 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese, divided
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 large egg, beaten
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon dried dill weed (optional)
• Vegetable cooking spray

  RECIPE METHOD

MELT butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, and sauté 5 minutes or until tender. (Do not brown onion.) Remove pan from heat. Stir in cornbread mix, ½ cup cheese, next 4 ingredients, and, if desired, dill.

COAT an 8-inch square pan with cooking spray; pour mixture into pan.

BAKE at 450° for 25 minutes. Sprinkle evenly with remaining ½ cup cheese, and bake 5 more minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool slightly before cutting into squares.

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