Cowboy Casserole

I found a fattening version of this meal on www.allrecipes.com.  The recipe called for ground beef, bacon, and biscuits.  It sounded like good comfort food but way too heavy for me so I tweeked the recipe. 

Here's my healthier version I made for dinner tonight:
6 strips turkey bacon
2 t. olive oil
1 lb ground turkey
1/4 c. chopped onion
2 (15oz.) baked beans
1/4 c. barbeque sauce
cornbread prepared as per directions
preheat oven to 350
cook bacon in large pan over medium until browned.  set aside & cut into bite size pieces.  in the same pan add olive oil, turkey and onion until turkey is no longer pink.  drain then pour back into pan.  add in bacon, beans and barbeque sauce.  bring to a boil then simmer for 5 min.  pour into 8 x 13 pan.  prepare cornbread as per instruction and pour over meat mixture.  bake for 30 min.
prep time: 25 min.

A couple notes:  I've made this recipe twice now and the whole family loves it. The only thing I'd recommend is don't pour all the cornbread mixture over the meat. I'd only use about 1/2 or 2/3 of it.  Otherwise it's a lot of cornbread!
I buy applegate organic turkey bacon.  You can actually read all the ingredients on their packages which I love.  (I also buy their turkey hot dogs for Jack Henry).  I love cornbread but many of the mixes are high in sugar.  I found Bob's Red Mill Stone Ground Cornbread Mix at Whole Foods.  It's made from whole grain corn and whole wheat flour.

TIP:  Read the ingredients on food packages.  My goal is to be able to pronounce all the ingredients and know what they are.  If you can't pronounce them, they are most likely preservatives and dyes.

healthy cornbread!