Cajun Bean Cornbread Casserole
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Total Time: 0 hrs 35 mins
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Hands-on Time: 0 hrs 15 mins
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Makes: 6 servings
Ingredients
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For the Cornbread:
1/2 cup honey
2 cups buttermilk
2 eggs
8 tablespoons melted butter
2 cups flour
4 teaspoons Frontier Co-op Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Frontier Co-op Baking Soda
1 tablespoon Frontier Co-op Organic Cajun Seasoning
1 cup mozzarella or cheddar cheese, grated (for layering)
For the Beans:
1 large onion, sliced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large carrot, grated
2 cups cooked pinto beans
1 cup catsup
1 tablespoon Frontier Co-op Organic Ground Mustard
1 tablespoon Frontier Co-op Organic Cajun Seasoning
1 tablespoon molasses
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl, mix honey, buttermilk, eggs and butter.
- In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and Cajun Seasoning, then add to liquid ingredients and mix well.
- Pour into a buttered 9-x -2-inch pan. Bake 20 minutes or until bread tests dry.
- Meanwhile, sauté onion in olive oil. Add carrot and sauté another 2 minutes. Add pintos, catsup, mustard, Cajun Seasoning and molasses. Heat thoroughly.
- Slice cornbread into a 1/2-inch layer and place in bottom of 8-inch square baking dish. Cover cornbread layer with 1/2 cup cheese. Cover cheese layer with bean mixture, and top with remaining cheese.
- Bake until cheese melts, about 15 minutes. Decorate with wedges of remaining cornbread and serve.
