Pearlie's Soulful Cornbread Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb ground turkey or 1 lb ground beef
• 1 cup self-rising cornmeal, plus additional
• self-rising cornmeal, for dusting pan
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 jalapeno peppers, finely chopped
• 8 ounces extra-sharp cheddar cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375°f.
• 2 grease a 13x9-inch baking pan and sprinkle with cornmeal. place the pan in the oven until cornmeal browns, 5 to 10 minutes.set pan aside.
• 3 in a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown meat, breaking it up with your spoon until crumbled, as it cooks. drain off the fat from the meat.
• 4 in a large bowl, combine the cornmeal, eggs, corn, milk, and the oil.
• 5 spread half of the cornmeal batter over the bottom of the prepared pan and sprinkle evenly with the meat. layer onions, peppers, and cheese on top. cover with remaining batter.
• 6 bake the casserole until top is golden brown, about 45 minutes. let cool before eating.