Bush's Chili Bean Casserole

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 32 ounces bush's chili beans (i use mild)
• 1 -1 1/2 lb ground beef
• 1 (8 ounce) box jiffy cornbread mix
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 (15 1/4 ounce) can creamed corn or 1 (15 1/4 ounce) can corn (drained) or 2 cups frozen corn
• sour cream (optional)
• ranch dressing (optional)
• salsa (optional)
• lettuce, shredded
• tomato, cubed

Recipe

• 1 brown ground beef. preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 mix beans and ground beef.
• 3 spray or grease sides of casserole dish.
• 4 pour beef and bean mixture into 2.2l - 2.6l casserole dish (i use glass).
• 5 in a bowl make the corn bread as directed on the box.
• 6 either spread corn over beef and bean mixture, or mix it into the cornbread batter.
• 7 pour cornbread batter over beef and bean mixture (or corn if you spread it), and spread cornbread mixture evenly (making a little thin in the center is better, so it doesn't end up raw in the middle.
• 8 bake for about 35-45 minutes, check for doneness of cornbread (i generally tap it or go off the color -- if you use cream corn, a toothpick will have a hard time coming out clean).
• 9 let sit for 5 minutes after removing from oven.
• 10 scoop into bowls and top with optional ingredients.