Mexicali Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 lb link sausage, cut in 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 4 teaspoons chili powder
• salt
• 1 (16 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup cornmeal
• 1 (1 1/2 ounce) envelope cheese sauce mix
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons chopped ripe olives

Recipe

• 1 brown sausages, beef, and onion in large skillet.
• 2 cook and stir until beef loses redness.
• 3 drain fat.
• 4 add chili powder, 1/2 tsp salt, corn, and tomato sauce.
• 5 simmer 10 minutes.
• 6 in the mean time, combine flour, corn meal, sauce mix, baking powder, and 1/2 tsp.
• 7 salt in medium bowl.
• 8 add shortening and cut through mixture 8-10 times.
• 9 stir in remaining ingredients to form a soft dough.
• 10 pour meat mixture into a 9x13x2 inch pan.
• 11 spread topping over meat mixture.
• 12 bake at 400 degrees for 30-35 minutes.