Corn bread and chili bake

Recipe and photo courtesy of Nestle's Holiday Recipe Guide. You can view the entire guide here.

1 lb. lean ground beef
1 packet (1.4 oz.) taco or chili seasoning mix
2 cans (8 oz. each) tomato sauce
1 can (15 1/4 oz.) no-salt added whole-kernel corn, drained
1 can (15 oz.) black beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (12 fl. oz.) NESTLÉ® CARNATION® Evaporated Milk, divided
2 boxes (8.5 oz. each) dry corn muffin mix
2 large eggs
1 can (4 oz.) diced green chilies, undrained
1 1/2 cups (6 oz.) shredded cheddar cheese, divided

PREHEAT oven to 400° F. Grease 13 x 9-inch baking dish.

COOK beef in large skillet over medium-high heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in chili seasoning, tomato sauce, corn, beans and 3/4 cup evaporated milk. Bring to a boil, reduce heat. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour mixture into prepared baking dish.

COMBINE corn muffin mix, remaining evaporated milk, eggs, chilies and 1 cup shredded cheese in medium bowl; stir until just moistened. Spread mixture over meat filling. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese.

BAKE for 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Serving suggestion: Serve along with chopped avocado, sour cream and salsa.

Michelle's notes: I am not a huge fan of black beans so I added half a can of chili beans and half a can of red kidney beans. Also, I made the full amount for the chili but put it in a smaller 8x8 dish then froze the rest of the chili for another time. I also did not use all of the corn bread mix but think I still used too much because it took a long time to bake (almost 30 minutes).