Lunchroom Tamale Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups cornmeal
• 2 cups cold water
• 4 cups boiling water
• 1 lb ground chuck
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons salt, divided
• 1 (16 ounce) can tomatoes, crushed
• 1 bell pepper, chopped
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• non-fat cooking spray
• 2 tablespoons butter

Recipe

• 1 brown ground chuck.
• 2 add onion, bell pepper, and cook until tender.
• 3 add chili powder, black pepper, garlic powder, 1 teaspoons.
• 4 salt and tomatoes.
• 5 simmer for 10 minutes and keep warm.
• 6 mix cornmeal with cold water.
• 7 add boiling water and cook about 10 minutes, or until thick.
• 8 add 1 teaspoons salt, stir well.
• 9 spray a 9 x 13-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.
• 10 use 2/3 of cornmeal mixture on bottom& sides of casserole dish.
• 11 pour meat mixture into casserole dish.
• 12 spread the remaining 1/3 of cornmeal mixture over meat mixture.
• 13 dot with margarine.
• 14 bake at 375°f for 40 minutes.