Tamale Pie
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 cup chopped green pepper opt
- 2 8-ounce cans tomato sauce
- 1 12-ounce can whole kernel corn drained (or 1 ½ cups frozen corn)
- 1/2 cup pitted ripe olives chopped
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar optional
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 - 3 teaspoons chili powder
- dash pepper
- 6 ounces sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded
- 3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups cold water
- 1 tablespoon butter
Instructions
- Cook meat, onion, and green pepper in a large skillet til meat is lightly browned and veggies are tender.
- Stir in tomato sauce, corn, olives, garlic, sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, chili powder, and pepper.
- Simmer 20 – 25 minutes, or until thick. If in a hurry toss a tablespoon of cornmeal into the mixture.
- Stir some of the cheese into the mixture and turn into a greased 9x9x2 baking dish.
For the Cornmeal topping
- In a medium sauce pan, stir cornmeal and ½ tsp. salt into cold water. Cook and stir til thick.
- Add butter, mix well and spoon over hot meat mixture.
- Top with remaining cheese.
- Bake casserole in a moderate oven (375º) for about 40 minutes. Makes 6 servings.
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