Corn Pone Pie

Before I worked at BKM, I took care of a sweet lady named Ruthann.  Although she had a stroke almost 2 years ago, she functioned very well in day-to-day routines.  Her doctor, however, wanted someone to be with her at all times to make sure she stayed safe & didn't get hurt.  Therefore, in March 2011 I started staying with Ruthann five days a week from 7:00 am - 4:00 pm.

I learned a lot from Ruthann.  Her strong Faith in God, little household cleaning tips, laundry stain remedies & cooking talents taught me so much over the course of our 14 months together.  She became family.  She knew absolutely everything about me from what I was cooking for dinner each night to what my spiritual struggles were on a day to day basis.  We laughed, we cried, we watched Rachael Ray & we played LOTS of Skip-Bo!

The other night I was looking through my recipes & I came across one from Ruthann.  My mouth instantly started watering because I remembered that this particular dish was extremely delicious.  Off to Walmart I went to buy the ingredients & Monday night I whipped up a recipe of Corn Pone Pie.  For anyone who's interested, here's the recipe.

1 pound hamburger
Medium Onion
Salt & Pepper to taste
2 tsp. chili powder
1 can kidney beans, drained
1 can whole kernal corn, drained
1 can diced tomatoes
1/4 cup ketchup
1 box corn bread mix

Brown hamburger, onion, salt & pepper.  Add chili powder, beans, corn, tomatoes & ketchup to hamburger & cook on stove for 5 minutes.  Transfer to 9x13.  Mix up corn bread as directed & pour over top.  Bake @ 400 degrees for 30 minutes or until corn bread is browned on top.

** I slightly vary the recipe.  I buy a can of Chili Kidney Beans instead of using the chili powder & kidney beans.  I also divide this recipe into two dishes & freeze one (minus the corn bread mix) because a 9x13 is way to big for me to eat all by myself (as some of you probably figured, this is NOT a Ryan friendly meal).  **

Here are a few pictures so you know what you're getting into before you make Corn Pone Pie for your families!  It may look scary, as it did for me the first time I saw it, but it was surprisingly delightful & I would highly recommend it to anyone who likes cornbread!

Hamburger Bean Combo

Corn Bread

1 For the Freezer & 1 For Super

Right Out of the Oven

The Corn Pone Pie did NOT disappoint, let me tell you.  It was as good as I remembered!  Thanks Ruthann for everything you taught me!