Cornbread Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. mayonnaise
8 oz. carton cream cheese
1 pkg. Ranch dressing mix
2 c. cornmeal
1 (4 oz.) can green chilies
2 cans pinto beans
4 chopped tomatoes
1/2 c. green peppers
1/2 c. green onion
2 cans whole kernel corn
10 slices cooked and crumbled bacon
2 c. shredded Cheddar cheese

Preparation

Make Ranch Mixture by combining mayonnaise, cream cheese and Ranch dressing mix.
Set aside.
Prepare cornbread using 2 cups meal and green chilies (use your favorite recipe); cool and crumble.
Then halve the ingredients and prepare as follows:
1/2 cornbread, 1 can pinto beans, 2 chopped tomatoes, 1/4 cup green pepper, 1/4 cup green onion, 1 can whole kernel corn, 5 slices crumbled bacon, 3/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese and 3/4 cup Ranch Mixture.
Begin again with cornbread and layer again but reverse order of last 3 ingredients (bacon, Cheddar cheese and Ranch Mixture).
Chill at least 3 hours before serving.
Better after 24 hours.
Top with bacon and cheese just before serving.