Fiesta Bake Aka Pretty Good Goop

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 3/4 cup salsa
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package taco seasoning
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 cup whole kernel corn
• 1/2 cup olive, sliced (1 - 2.25 oz can, drained)
• 1 (8 1/2 ounce) package jiffy corn muffin mix
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 (4 ounce) can green chilies

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a medium skillet, cook ground beef and onion over medium high heat until beef is no longer pink. drain.
• 3 stir in salsa, taco seasoning and water. bring to boil.
• 4 reduce heat and cook until thickened. 5-6 minutes.
• 5 stir in corn and olives.
• 6 spoon into an ungreased 8x8 baking dish.
• 7 prepare corn muffin mix according to directions. stir in cheese and green chiles.
• 8 spread corn muffin mixture over the meat mixture.
• 9 bake for 30-35 minutes or until cornbread is browned and center is done.
• 10 top with additional salsa, sour cream, shredded cheese or ? if desired.
• 11 we have added pinto beans, kidney beans, red or green pepper- added the green chiles to the meat mixture instead of the cornbread mixture, added the corn to the cornbread -- it is very versatile. it freezes okay too.