Southwestern Bean Casserole
Southwestern Bean Casserole is a vegetarian recipe with 7 servings. One serving contains 345 calories, 15g of protein, and 12g of fat. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up egg whites, buttermilk, vegetable oil, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the flour you could follow this main course with the Apple Tart with Caramel Sauce as a dessert. It works best as a main course, and is done in roughly 45 minutes. It is perfect for Autumn.
Instructions
Heat 1 teaspoon vegetable oil in a large saucepan coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat.
Add onion and garlic, and saute 3 minutes.
Add 1/2 cup corn, 1/4 cup chiles, salsa, and next 5 ingredients (salsa through tomatoes), and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes.
Pour mixture into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray, and sprinkle with 1/2 cup cheese; set mixture aside.
Combine cornmeal, flour, sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl.
Combine 1/2 cup corn, 1/4 cup chiles, 1/2 cup cheese, buttermilk, 1/4 cup oil, and egg whites, and add to cornmeal mixture, stirring just until moist.
Spread batter evenly over bean mixture.
Bake casserole at 375 for 25 minutes or until corn bread is lightly browned.