Tasty Beef and Corn Bread

rec_tastymeat.gif (4334 bytes) From Mary Blake - Favorite Recipes. page 3. Published in 1954 by the Carnation Company, Los Angeles, CA.

Serves 6

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
2 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup chopped onion
1/2 teaspoon chopped garlic
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
3 tablespoons flour
1 2/3 cup (large can) undiluted Carnation Evaporated Milk
2/3 cup water
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 package (8 ounces) corn muffin mix
1 cup cooked green peas

Instructions

Brown ground beef in butter. Remove from skillet. Add onion, garlic and green pepper; cook until onion is clear.

Stir in flour; add Carnation-water mixture; cook until thickened, stirring constantly.

Add meat, salt and pepper; mix well. Place in a 9-inch square pan.

Prepare corn muffin batter according to package directions. Pour batter in 1-inch strip around edge of pan. Fill center with peas. Bake in hot oven (400 degrees) for 25 minutes.