Sloppy Joe Cornbread?

Tonight I did something kind of different. I got the idea from another blog, but I modified it a little and made it egg free. The result was two of my husband's favorite meals in one incredibly simple but yummy dish. I basically made some sloppy Joe meat and poured cornbread batter on top, sprinkled some cheese on top and baked it in the oven. It was delicious. We ate over half of an 8x8 dish of it! This is definitely a kid (and adult) pleasing meal.

Sloppy Joe Cornbread


For the sloppy joe:
1 lb. ground beef
1 T. minced onion (I just used dried)
1/2 cup ketchup
1/4 t. garlic powder
1/2 T. worchestershire sauce
1/2 green pepper, chopped
salt and pepper to taste

Brown the beef and onion in a skillet over medium heat. Drain. Add the ketchup, garlic powder, worchestershire sauce, salt, pepper and green pepper and simmer for 5 minutes.

For the cornbread: (cornbread recipe from peasandthankyou.com)

1 cup white whole wheat flour

1 cup cornmeal

1 T. sugar

1 T. baking powder

1/2 t. salt

½ t. baking soda

1 cup milk

¼ cup butter, melted

Combine dry ingredients in a medium bowl with a wire whisk. Mix melted butter and milk together in a glass measuring bowl. Add wet mixture to dry mixture and stir until combined.

Preheat the oven to 425. Pour sloppy joe mixture in an 8x8 baking dish and top with the cornbread batter. Sprinkle cheese on top and bake for 19-22 minutes or until golden brown on top.