Chili Cornbread Bake

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 cup onion (chopped)
• 1/2 cup green pepper (chopped, i often add more)
• 1 garlic clove (minced)
• 1 (16 ounce) can red kidney beans (rinsed and drained)
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (35 g) package taco seasoning mix (package size likely varies from brand to brand)
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (8 ounce) can creamed corn
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 - grease a 2 quart casserole.
• 2 in large pan over medium heat cook ground beef, onions, pepper and garlic until meat is browned - drain.
• 3 stir in beans, tomato sauce and taco seasoning; reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
• 4 in medium bowl: combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt; mix well.
• 5 in small bowl: combine corn, milk and egg - beat well and add to dry ingredients.
• 6 spoon half of the cornbread mixture into greased casserole; sprinkle with half the cheese.
• 7 spoon chili over cheese; sprinkle with remaining half of the cheese.
• 8 spoon remaining corn bread mixture evenly over the cheese spreading gently to cover.
• 9 bake at 350 for 30 to 40 minutes or until top is golden brown.