With a little advance planning, you can also upgrade basic cornbread by adding ingredients like red pepper flakes, crumbled bacon, canned corn, or pimiento cheese to the batter before baking.

Assemble and Bake At this point, remove the pan from the heat and pour in the heavy cream. Stir that in, and then incorporate the cooked macaroni, half of the shredded cheddar, and parsley. Season ...

Add ground beef and brown 8 to 10 minutes, or until no pink remains; drain off excess liquid. Add remaining ingredients except muffin mix and cheese; mix well.