Southwest Casserole

Categories: Main dish

Serves: 8 Servings

Ingredients:

1 c Chopped onion
1 lb Ground beef
2 tb Chili powder
2 tb Sugar
2 ts Salt; divided
1/2 ts Oregano, crushed
3 1/3 c Drained, cooked beans
-- pinto, red or pink beans
29 oz Canned tomatoes
6 oz Tomato paste
2 1/4 oz Sliced ripe olives
5 c Water, divided
1 c Yellow corn meal

Instructions:
Saute onion in oil until tender. Add ground beef and brown, breaking
apart with fork. Add chili powder, sugar. 1 teaspoon salt, oregano,
beans, tomatoes, tomato paste, olives and 1/2 cup water; simmer 1 hour.
Combine corn meal with 1/2 cup water. Bring remaining 4 cups water to
boil. Add 1 teaspoon salt and corn meal; cook 10 minutes or until
thickened. Spread half of corn meal mixture in bottom of deep 2-1/2 to
3-quart baking dish.

Add bean mixture; spread remaining corn meal mixture over beans. Bake at
350 F. 20 to 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Sprinkle with
cheese; bake 5 minutes longer. Makes 8 servings. Recipe can be halved.

Tip: For zippy flavor add 1 minced clove garlic and 1/4 teaspoon ground
cumin.

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