Baked Beans Surprise (Mo'Nique)

Funny lady, Mo'Nique, likes her baked beans with a little surprise. I'm not quite sure what that means... but would you have it any other way? Really? Every recipe should end in surprise! Yields 4-6 servings.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 pound ground turkey
  
• 1/2 medium onion, chopped
  
• 1/2 green pepper, chopped
  
• 1 16-ounce can baked beans
  
• 1/4 cup maple-flavored syrup
  
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
  
• 1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard
  
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  
• 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
  
• 1 cup shredded cheese
  

INSTRUCTIONS:
Cook and stir ground turkey until browned. Add onions and green peppers, cook and stir until vegetables are tender. Drain ground turkey, onions and green peppers. Mix together all ingredients listed until well-combined in casserole dish except 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese; reserve 1/2 of the cheese.

Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Remove and sprinkle top of casserole with reserved cheese. Return casserole to oven and bake for 15 additional minutes. Remove and serve immediately.

Charlotte Lyons "The favorite recipes of celebrity cooks - Date With a Dish". Ebony. Oct 2002. FindArticles.com. 01 Jul. 2007. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_12_57/ai_97997714