White Beans and Ham with Momma's Mexican Cornbread

I tried a new recipe, which is always a little scary. Christian and I are not bean lovers, but this recipe sounded like good comfort food. Plus it is a crockpot recipe which makes dinner easier. I decided to make my favorite cornbread (momma's recipe) to go along with the meal. 

The cornbread. I could eat this stuff by itself.

White beans and ham. 

Ingredients:

1 lb package dried northern beans

ham bone, hocks, shanks, or diced ham (about 1 lb)

2 tsp onion powder

1 tsp garlic powder

6 cups water

1/2 tsp pepper

Directions:

• Rinse and sort the beans for any pebbles. Add the rinsed beans, onion powder, garlic powder, pepper, and ham to crock pot. Add water. Cover and cook on low for about 8 hours, or until beans are tender. Remove ham and any bones. Pull off meat and discard bones. Add meat to the crock pot and mix. Serve with cornbread.

Prep time: 8 min     Servings: 6

Ingredients:

1&1/2 cups yellow cornmeal

1 Tbs baking powder

1 tsp salt

2 eggs

2/3 cup oil

1 cup buttermilk

1 jalapeno pepper, chopped

1/2 can cream corn

1 cup grated cheddar cheese

Directions:

• Combine first 3 ingredients in a bowl. Add eggs and oil; mix well. Blend in buttermilk. Add jalapeno pepper and corn; mix well. Mix in half the grated cheese into the batter. Pour batter into greased pie pan or 9x9 baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. Top with remaining cheese and bake for 10 minutes or until bread tests done.

Prep time: 10 min     Servings: 6