Green chile hominy casserole

An incredible baked comfort food dish based on the Perini Ranch recipe - green chile hominy with bacon, hatch chiles and LOTS of cheese...

This green chile hominy casserole recipe is full of chile peppers such as poblanos and jalapeños that have been stirred into the standard sour cream and cheese base. The addition of Mexican chorizo makes this classic Texan side work as a main dish, too.

This simple tasty side dish is great for potlucks. So far three people who said they didn't like hominy have asked me for the recipe. Oops. Make that two people. The third person gets it made for her since she is married to me.

It’s almost time to celebrate Thanksgiving. There was a time when we enjoyed turkey and dressing with all the trimmings. In those days there were a lot more people gathered around our table b…

My primary memory of hominy is a quick Sunday night dish my mom used to whip up with eggs and sausage, but I love hominy as a more unusual side for a good Mexican meal. I recently made this dish for a gathering of my parents’ friends, and when they realized it was hominy, I […]

This green chile hominy casserole recipe is full of chile peppers such as poblanos and jalapeños that have been stirred into the standard sour cream and cheese base. The addition of Mexican chorizo makes this classic Texan side work as a main dish, too.

Green Chile Hominy Spinach Casserole combines a simple white sauce, canned hominy, frozen spinach, and roasted green chile.

WARNING: This is not the lightest dish I am going to present to you on the blog. We enjoy it only occasionally. However, it's easy to make and perfect to take with you to a church dinner or family get together. It's all about the hominy. What is hominy? Hominy is made from whole corn kernels. The corn kernels are soaked in a lye or lime solution. This process helps soften the tougher outer hulls of the corn. The kernels are washed to remove all of the process solution and the hull. Whew…