Cornbread Topped Chili - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 cup chopped onion
1 lb ground beef
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 cup sliced black olives
1 (16 ounce) can pinto beans, undrained
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons chili powder
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup milk
1 egg
2 tablespoons butter, softened
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Heat oven to 425 degrees.
In large skillet brown onion, beef, and garlic.
Drain off fat.
Stir in olives, pinto beans, tomato sauce, sugar, and chili powder.
Cook until heated through and bubbling; continue cooking for 15 minutes.
Pour meat mixture into 9-inch square baking pan; set aside.
In mixing bowl stir together 1 cup cheese, cornmeal, flour, milk, egg, butter, baking powder, and salt.
Spread cornbread mixture over meat mixture.
Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in cornbread comes out clean.
Remove from oven; sprinkle with 1 cup cheese.