Cowboy Casserole
Cowboy Casserole has a BBQ beef bottom layer, baked beans, cheddar cheese and is topped with corn bread. This is a perfect kid friendly, quick, weeknight meal - plus a cozy comfort food!
Equipment
- 1 medium sized casserole dish
- general cooking utensils
Ingredients
- 1 lb batch of your favorite BBQ recipe (at least 2 cups of BBQ mix) this would be a great way to use up leftover BBQ mix!
- 1 8 oz can Bush's Baked Beans original, homestyle, or any flavor
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese hand shredded melts best
Cornbread Topping
- 1 8.5 oz box jiffy cornbread mix or your favorite cornbread recipe
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 c milk
- 1 cup corn optional (frozen, canned, etc)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Then, add your already cooked BBQ mixture to the bottom of your small to medium sized casserole dish (about 9x9 dish).
- Next, top with your can of baked beans. Stir together with the BBQ at the bottom of the pan if you wish.
- Shred your cheese if you haven't already, and then top the meat and bean mixture.
- Now, make the corn bread per the package instructions (1 egg, mix and 1/3 c milk- stir in medium bowl). Add 1 cup of corn to the cornbread mix if you wish, but not necessary.
- Now, top the meat mixture with the mixed cornbread mix.
- Add any other additional toppings if you like- jalapeños, more shredded cheese, bacon bits, etc.
- Bake in the oven uncovered at 350 F for about 30-40 minutes until cornbread mix is cooked through and beginning to bubble and turn golden. Enjoy!
Notes
Cowboy Casserole Notes:
Substitutions- use any BBQ recipe you desire. Change the meat- use ground turkey or BBQs shredded beef, pork or chicken instead of ground- use 2 cups of shredded just as you would the ground BBQ meat.
Leave out the corn if you like. Use any cornbread box mix you want or a homemade recipes. Add toppings such as jalapenos, chiles, more shredded cheese.
I have also made this with the cornbread on the bottom, but it is harder to tell when the bread is cooked through.
Freezer: You can freeze leftovers. Let the casserole cool, then freeze in an air tight container for up to 3 months. Thaw and warm in the microwave.
I would not suggest freezing uncooked, however you could freezer prep the BBQ meat alone for an easy protein for recipes such as this.
Nutrition information is an estimate- this is going to vary widely on how you prepare your BBQ meat.
Nutrition
Calories: 342kcalCarbohydrates: 30.5gProtein: 18.2gFat: 17.1gSaturated Fat: 7.7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.4gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 90.4mgSodium: 821mgFiber: 2.8gSugar: 11g
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