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South of the Border, Skinny Cornbread Casserole

South of the Border, Skinny Cornbread Casserole

Ingredients
  

Ingredients for Cornbread:

  • 1 cup onions, chopped
  • 1 cup red bell peppers, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon reduced-fat butter or Smart Balance Light
  • 1 (14.5 oz.) can cream-style corn
  • 1 (15 oz.) can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • ½ cup fat-free cottage cheese
  • 1 egg, I love Egg-Land’s Best eggs
  • ¼ teaspoon chili powder
  • ¼ teaspoon cumin
  • 1 (8.5 oz.) box Jiffy’s Corn Muffin Mix, see shopping tips

Ingredients for Topping:

  • ½ cup enchilada sauce from a (10-12 oz.) can or jar, see shopping tips
  • ½ cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt or fat-free plain yogurt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Coat a 9 x 9” baking pan with cooking spray.
  • In a microwave-safe bowl, add onions, red peppers, and butter. Cook in microwave on high for about 4 minutes until soft. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, mix together cream-style corn, beans, cottage cheese, egg, chili powder, and cumin. Blend well. Stir in cornbread mix and only stir until blended. The batter might be a little lumpy. Using a rubber spatula, spread cornbread batter into prepared pan.
  • Spoon cooked onions, red peppers, and liquid left in the bowl, evenly over top of cornbread.
  • Pour ½ cup enchilada sauce all over onions. Using the same rubber spatula, carefully spread yogurt evenly over the top. It’s okay that it doesn’t cover over the entire casserole.
  • Bake for 55-60 minutes so the casserole will be cooked through. It will look very brown.
  • Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before cutting into 6 slices. It’s very soft and needs to firm up in the refrigerated or it will be a mushy mess. I like to make this casserole the day before serving, refrigerate, cut into slices, and reheat. It also freezes great after it’s baked, refrigerated and sliced.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 320kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 12gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 796mgFiber: 6gSugar: 15gBlue Smart Points: 8Green Smart Points: 10Plus Points: 8