Lauren's Kitchen: Fiesta Cornbread Casserole

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Fiesta Cornbread Casserole

Another tasty dish from Brooke!

Please pay NO attention to the ugliness of these pictures. The lighting was awful and I was in a rush to eat this yummy dish.

I promise you, this dinner was way way way better than the bowl of mush it looks like.

Ingredients

1 pound ground turkey
2 Tbl EVOO
1 package taco seasoning
2 cans black beans drained & rinsed
1 can diced tomatoes
2 small cans corn drained
1 package corn bread with ingredients to make it
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Heat oven to 350 degrees spray 3 quart dish with cooking spray.Heat EVOO in large skillet over medium heat. Brown chicken until the middle is no longer pink. Make cornbread according to instructions, then stir in cheese and bell pepper. Sprinkle taco seasoning over chicken. Add black beans, Rotel and corn. Mix together then pour into prepared dish. Pour cornbread over the top. Bake for 30 minutes or until the cornbread is golden.

6 comments:

Donna-FFWFebruary 25, 2009 at 8:20 AM
Hi Lauren- This looks terrific. I bet with all these flavors going on , it was fantastic! I just found your site a few days ago, and am enjoying it.
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What's Cookin ChicagoFebruary 25, 2009 at 8:45 AM
This looks so comforting in a bowl - yum!
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BrookeFebruary 25, 2009 at 12:20 PM
Mmmm - this is one of my favorites!
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The Chatty HousewifeFebruary 25, 2009 at 2:15 PM
This looks so yummy actually!

Your directions call for chicken and rotel, but those ingredients aren't mentioned in the ingredient list?
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LaurenFebruary 25, 2009 at 2:27 PM
The Chatty Housewife-

So sorry for the confusion!! I used ground turkey instead of chicken, and regular diced tomatoes instead of Rotel. Forgot to adjust the directions - whoops!
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#1SAHMFebruary 25, 2009 at 3:56 PM
this looks delicious!
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Lauren 101

Before my wedding in 2003, my idea of cooking was Kraft mac and cheese. My mother and my mother-in-law even left me several boxes of the blue box on my counter the day we returned from our honeymoon. I believe a few showed up in the wishing well at my bridal shower, too.

Once I became a Mrs, however, I figured I'd need to step it up in the kitchen.

I rarely prepared anything from scratch, though; it was frozen stuff chicken and rice in a pouch all the way.

About a year (and 20lbs) later, I decided that something needed to change in the kitchen. I went on a diet and lost the weight, but knew I needed to lose the habits too.

Armed with Rachael Ray cookbooks and the internet, I slowly began to expand my repertoire. I joined an online cooking forum and subscribed to about eleventy billion cooking blogs.

Cooking remains a challenge, however, as two sweet little boys joined our family over the last few years. Coupled with my full time job, I look for meals that are healthy and easy.

I also discovered a love for photography along the way, and while I'm about as unprofessional behind the camera as they come, I really enjoy honing my skills on my dinner - mainly because it can't run away like my two wild boys can.

I love maintaining this blog, and I hope you like visiting.