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Pumpkin Black Bean Bake

Pumpkin Black Bean Bake

Serves: 6

Ingredients
  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 2 cups ½-inch pieces peeled pie pumpkin or winter squash
  • 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
  • 1 15-oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 cup frozen whole kernel corn
  • 1 4-oz. can diced green chiles
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ½ cup lower-sodium beef broth
  • 1 3-oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
  • 1 8½-oz. pkg. corn muffin mix
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • ⅓ cup milk
  • ⅓ cup Pumpkin Puree
  • Jalapeno-Olive Relish (optional)

Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400˚F. In large skillet cook ground beef, pumpkin, and onion over medium heat until meat is browned and onion tender, breaking up ground beef with spoon; drain fat.
  2. Stir in black beans, corn, chiles, and salt. Heat through. Stir in broth and cream cheese until blended. Transfer mixture to 2½-quart baking dish.
  3. In medium bowl stir together corn muffin mix, egg, milk, and Pumpkin Puree until just combined. Spoon over beef mixture.
  4. Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into topper comes out clean. Serve with Jalapeno-Olive Relish.