Mix & Bake Chili Cornbread

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 14 cup yellow cornmeal
• 2 (2 1/4 teaspoon) envelopes quick-rising yeast
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 23 cup very warm milk (120 F to 130 F)
• 3 tablespoons corn oil
• 1 egg
• 12 cup whole kernel corn
• frozen or canned
• drained
• 1 lb ground beef
• 12 cup diced onion
• 12 cup chopped red pepper
• 12 cup chopped green pepper
• 1 teaspoon chili powder (optional)
• 1 (32 -39 g) package chili seasoning mix
• 1 (500 g) can dark red kidney beans
• drained
• 1 (250 ml) can tomato sauce
• 1 cup shredded Mexican blend cheese

Instructions

1. Brown ground beef and drain.
2. Spray an 8x8-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
3. Mix cornbread batter ingredients in pan.
4. Add remaining chili ingredients to browned hamburger in large skillet.
5. Cook and stir over medium-high heat about 10 minutes, until mixture simmers.
6. (I actually turned it down and let it simmer, only stirring it a couple of times while I mixed the batter up.
7. ).
8. Top batter evenly with chili filling.
9. Sprinkle with shredded cheese.
10. Bake by placing in COLD oven; set the temperature to 350F Bake for 30 minutes, or until done.