Midwestern Baked Chili - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground raw turkey
1 c. chopped celery
3/4 c. chopped onion
1/2 c. chopped green pepper
1/2 c. chopped butternut squash
2 tsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper
1 (15 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 (15 oz.) can chili beans
1 (15 oz.) can butter beans
2 (8 1/2 oz.) pkg. corn muffin mix
1 c. shredded Cheddar cheese
sour cream (optional)

Preparation

In a skillet cook turkey, celery, onion, green pepper and squash until turkey is no longer pink.
Add chili powder, pepper, cumin and red pepper.
Cook and stir 2 minutes.
Stir in tomato sauce and beans.
Heat; set aside.
Prepare corn muffin mix according to package directions.
Spoon muffin batter into lightly greased 12 to 16-ounce individual casseroles.
Spoon chili mixture over batter.
Bake uncovered at 350\u00b0 for 20 minutes.
Sprinkle with cheese and bake 10 minutes more.
Top with sour cream if desired. Makes 8 main dish servings.
Contains 511 calories per serving, 20 grams of fat and 5 grams fiber.