Sausage-Bean Tamale Bake

• 34 lb sweet Italian sausage (or hot, as you prefer)
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 (20 3/4 ounce) can pork and beans in tomato sauce
• 3 tablespoons tomato juice or 3 tablespoons water
• 12 teaspoon chili powder
• 23 cup buttermilk baking mix
• 13 cup yellow cornmeal
• 12 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 egg
• 14 cup milk

1. CASSEROLE:.
2. Remove sausages from casings and crumble into a large skillet.
3. Cook until browned, drain, set aside and reserve 1 tbsp of the pan drippings.
4. Add onion and garlic to skillet.
5. Saute until tender.
6. Stir in sausage, beans, tomato juice and chili powder.
7. Turn into a greased shallow
8. 1 1/2-quart baking dish.
9. Spoon tamale topping around edge of dish and bake at 400 for 20 minutes or until topping is golden brown.
10. A cool cucumber salad goes especially well with this dish.
11. TAMALE TOPPING:.
12. Mix baking mix, cornmeal and chili powder.
13. Add egg and milk.
14. Stir only until dry ingredients are moistened.

sweet italian sausage, onion, garlic, pork, tomato juice, chili powder, buttermilk baking mix, yellow cornmeal, chili powder, egg, milk

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sausage-bean-tamale-bake-278373 (may not work)