Low Fat Tamale Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 teaspoons canola oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 large green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 lb extra lean ground beef
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 (16 ounce) can corn
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 (4 ounce) can jalapenos (can use regular green chiles, or you can mix them)
• 1 (4 ounce) can sliced black olives
• 1 1/2 cups cornmeal (i use yellow, you may prefer )
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 quart nonfat milk
• 1/2 cup reduced-fat milk
• 1/2 cup reduced-fat cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 saute` onion and pepper in a large skillet over medium heat, crumbling meat and cook until no longer pink.
• 2 add chili powder, corn, tomatoes, jalapenos and olives. simmer for 20 minutes. transfer to an 11x7-inch baking dish.
• 3 meanwhile, combine cornmeal, salt and milk in a 2-qt. saucepan. heat on medium and untiol thickened, stirring almost almost continuously.
• 4 spread cornmeal over top of meat and vegetables.
• 5 sprinkle with cheese.
• 6 place in oven and bake for 20-25 minutes, until top is golden.