Jelly Roll’s Wife Bunnie XO Reveals Her Drool-Worthy "Traphouse Cornbread" Recipe
The "Save Me" singer specifically requested she make it when he was home for just 24 hours.
When Jelly Roll gets home from his latest gig at the Opry 100: A Live Celebration, the “Need a Favor” singer can count on a comforting meal cooked by his wife of nearly a decade, Bunnie XO.
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For example, the podcaster and model has a mouthwatering recipe for what she calls “Traphouse Texas Cornbread” that Jelly Roll specifically requested she make when he was home for just a day. Read on to find out the simple yet tasty ingredients and watch her helpful cooking tutorial video, below.
Jelly Roll’s wife Bunnie XO’s “Traphouse Texas Cornbread” is pure comfort food
In a TikTok posted in September 2022, the Dumb Blonde podcast host broke down her decadent and simple recipe for “Traphouse Texas Cornbread.”
“My husband was home for 24 hours and requested that I make the Traphouse Cornbread, so I’m gonna teach you guys how to make it,” Bunnie XO says at the beginning of the video as Jelly Roll can be heard yelling in the background, “I’m home!”
Her recipe starts with adding ground chicken (or ground beef, whatever you prefer, she explains) in a big pot. Then, she mixes in a can of chopped green chiles and two types of canned corn: sweet corn “cream style” and regular whole kernel corn. You can then add additional seasonings; Bunnie XO used onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper, and white pepper.
Bunnie XO notes in the video that you want this meat mixture to cook slowly so all the flavors “marinate together.” Once the meat is thoroughly cooked, strain the mixture in a colander.
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Next, butter a baking dish and spoon a layer of Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix batter on the bottom. “A thin layer, but not too thin but not too thick,” she explains. “Then you’re gonna grab some of your meat as the filling and put it on top.”
The next ingredient, Bunnie XO specifies, you need is shredded sharp cheddar cheese and you’ll “just slather it all on top.” Add more cornbread batter on top, sprinkle more cheese, and cover the dish with foil. You’ll bake it in the oven at 350 for 20 to 25 minutes “or until the cornbread is done.”
Once the cornbread is cooked through, Bunnie XO explains that you’ll sprinkle a bit more cheese on top and cook uncovered until the top is “golden bubbly brown.”
The final product looks like a savory scrumptious cake that absolutely warrants a second and third helping. And Jelly Roll’s reaction to it coming out of the oven proves just that. “God I’m starving!” the country star can be heard yelling in the video as his wife scooped a serving onto a plate.
“I’m all for easy comfort food,” Bunnie XO captioned her TikTok.
Bunnie XO is all about quick, easy, and delicious recipes
Beyond her “Traphouse Texas Cornbread” recipe, Bunnie XO has shared several other quick, easy, and affordable recipes on social media. Her “Crack Chicken” recipe had Jelly Roll eating it right out of the pot, and she’s also mastered some crock pot recipes that work on a tour bus.
Bunnie XO also spends time in the kitchen with their daughter, Bailee Ann, making teriyaki pineapple chicken and a quick version of chicken and dumplings.
For years, Bunnie XO has been sharing her recipes, and her fans can’t get enough. “So when are we getting a Bunnie cookbook?!” one fan commented on a February 2025 TikTok of her cooking beef, potatoes with zucchini. Another wrote on a taco tutorial TikTok posted in January 2025, “Ok next show up COOKING WITH BUNNIE! I am ready for it!!!”
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