Tamale Pie

Cooking time: About 40 minutes
Prep time: About 10 minutes

Makes: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups   corn meal
• 1 1/3 cups   water
• 1 cup           milk
• 4 T.             plain Greek yogurt
• 1/2 t.         salt
• 1 cup        whole kernel corn
• 2 T.           olive oil
• 1 cup       chopped yellow onion
• 1              clove garlic, minced
• 1 lb.         lean ground beef
• 1/3 cup     sliced black olives
• 1 cup        enchilada sauce
• 1 oz.         thinly sliced cheese (Swiss, cheddar or Manchego)

Directions for Crust

1. Boil water in sauce pan. Stir in corn meal.
2. Add milk, salt and yogurt. Cook 5 minutes while stirring.
3. Coat bottom and sides of a 1 qt. baking dish with cooking spray.
4. Spread one half of cornmeal on bottom and up 1 inch on sides of baking dish.
5. Bake 10 minutes in 425 deg. F. oven. Let cool 10 minutes while you're making the filling.
6. Spread filling on top of crust
7. Thin remainder of corn meal with water until it will pour.
8. Pour corn meal on top of filling. Bake 15 minutes at 425 deg. F.
9. Top with sliced cheese and bake another 10 minutes to melt cheese.

Directions for Filling

1. Saute onion and garlic 5 minutes in olive oil.
2. Add ground beef, crumble and fry until brown.
3. Stir in chopped olives, corn and enchilada sauce.

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