Hamburger Corn Pone Pie

If you want to use your favorite chili recipe with the cornbread on top, that works just as well. Serve with a big green salad.

1 lb. ground beef
1/3 cup chopped onion
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can kidney beans
cornbread batter (already prepared but not baked)
3/4 tsp. salt
1 T chili sauce
1 T shortening
1 to 1 1/2 T chili powder
chopped green peppers

Brown meat, onions, and peppers. Add seasonings and tomatoes. Cover and simmer on low for about 15 minutes. Add beans. Pour mixture into greased casserole dish and top with cornbread batter, spreading with a wet fork. Bake at 425 degrees for 20 minutes.
Yield: 5 servings

--Marliene
El Dorado, KS