Beef, Bean And Cornbread Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, pressed
• vegetable oil cooking spray
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 2 (16 ounce) cans pinto beans, drained and rinsed
• 4 1/2 ounces canned diced green chiles
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 (6 ounce) package cornbread mix

Recipe

• 1 cook first 3 ingredients in a large saucepan, coated with cooking spray, over medium-high heat, stirring until beef crumbles and is no longer pink. drain and pat with paper towels. wipe dripping from skillet with a paper towel.
• 2 return beef mixture to skillet. stir in tomato sauce and next 5 ingredients. cover and cook over medium-low heat for 10 minutes. pour into a lightly greased 2 quart baking dish.
• 3 prepare cornbread batter according to package directions using skim milk. pour over beef mixture.
• 4 bake at 400 degrees f for 30 minutes or until lightly browned.