Cornbread Taco Bake

jodyladybug's Note:

A Pampered Chef recipe...

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 (1 ¼ ounce) envelope taco seasoning mix
• 1 (15 ½ ounce) can chili (without meat)
• 2 cups colby or 2 cups monterey jack cheese
• 2 (8 ½ ounce) packages corn muffin mix
• 1 (11 ounce) can mexicorn , Mexican style, drained
• 3 tomatoes , chopped (optional)
• olive , sliced (optional)
• sour cream (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. in skillet cook ground beef over medium heat unntil beef is no longer pink; drain.
3. add taco seasoning mix and prepare according to package directions.
4. stir in chili and 1 cup of the cheese.
5. In bowl, prepare corn muffin mix according to package directions.
6. Stir in corn and remaining 1 cup of cheese.
7. spoon ground beef mixture evenly onto bottom of baking dish.
8. top wiwth cornbread mixture spreading evenly to edges of pan.
9. bake 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
10. cut into 12 squares.
11. top with tomatoes, sliced olives, and sour cream, if desired.