Recipe - Southwest Casserole

1 cup Chopped onion
1 pound Ground beef
2 tablespoon Chili powder
2 tablespoon Sugar
2 teaspoon Salt; divided
One half teaspoon Oregano, crushed
3 1/3 cup Drained, cooked beans
pinto, red or pink beans
29 ounce Canned tomatoes
6 ounce Tomato paste
2 One fourth ounce Sliced ripe olives
5 cup Water, divided
1 cup Yellow corn meal

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 One half cup water; simmer 1 hour.
Combine corn meal with One half 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 2One half to
3quart 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 One fourth teaspoon ground
cumin.

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