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SLOPPY JOE CORNBREAD CASSEROLE Serves 10-12
This recipe is sweet, yet tangy and pleases everyone.  It’s also good in ANY season and super simple to throw together!

1 box JIFFY corn muffin mix
1/2 + 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/3 cup WHOLE milk
1 LARGE egg
1 small can green chiles, WELL drained
14.75 ounces cream-style corn 1 can
24 ounce can sloppy joe sauce or homemade, divided
1 pound ground beef
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 sweet onion, diced
Grated Cotija cheese
1/4 cup diced green onions
sour cream dollops

• Heat the oven to 400°.
• Spray a 9×13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
• In a medium sized bowl, add the cornbread mix, 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, milk, egg, green chiles and canned corn stirring until combined.
• Pour into the prepared baking dish and bake for 15 minutes or until just set.
• Heat butter in large skillet and add onion and pepper, sauteing until soft.
• Add the ground beef to the skillet and cook through.
• Drain the fat.
• Add all but 1/2 cup of the sloppy joe sauce to the pan with the meat to warm.
• Remove the cornbread from the oven and use a fork to prick holes over the cornbread.
• Pour the remaining sloppy joe sauce over the cornbread.
• Spoon the meat sauce over the baked cornbread and top with 3/4 cup cheddar cheese.
• Return to the oven for 15 minutes.
• Top with the green onions, cotija cheese and a dollop of sour cream before serving.