Beefy Beans And Cornbread Casserole

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb ground beef or 1 lb bulk sausage meat
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 -2 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped (optional)
• 1 -2 tablespoon fresh minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon seasoning salt (or use 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste)
• 1/2-1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (or to taste)
• 2 (16 ounce) cans baked beans
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 (8 1/2 ounce) package corn muffin mix
• 1 cup grated cheddar cheese or 1 cup mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 grease an 8 or 9-inch baking dish.
• 3 in a skillet cook the ground beef with onion, green bell pepper and jalapeno pepper (if using) until the meat is browned; drain fat.
• 4 add in fresh garlic, 1 teaspoon seasoned salt or 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste and black pepper; cook stirring for about 3 minutes.
• 5 stir in 2 cans of baked beans and tomato paste; stir until heated through and well combined.
• 6 transfer the mixture to prepared baking dish.
• 7 in a bowl prepare the muffin mix according to package directions, then spread evenly over the bean mixture.
• 8 bake uncovered for about 30 minutes.
• 9 sprinkle with cheddar cheese and return to oven for about 4-5 minutes to melt the cheese.