Tamale Cheese "more Please" Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup green pepper, chopped
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 lb ground beef
• 32 ounces canned tomatoes
• 15 ounces tomato sauce
• 2 cups frozen corn
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 16 ounces black olives, sliced
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 1/2 cups cornmeal
• 6 cups milk
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 to make filling: saute onion, garlic and green pepper in oil until tender.
• 3 add ground beef and stir until browned.
• 4 add tomatoes, tomato sauce, corn, chili powder and salt.
• 5 cover and simmer for 30 minutes while preparing crust.
• 6 crust.
• 7 in stock pot mix together 4 cups milk, butter and salt.
• 8 bring to boil over medium high heat.
• 9 in bowl mix together 2 cups milk and cornmeal.
• 10 stirring constantly, add cornmeal mix to stock pot.
• 11 continue stirring until thickened.
• 12 cover and cook over very low heat for 15 minutes.
• 13 remove from heat and stir in beaten eggs and 2 cups cheese.
• 14 reserve 2 cups crust mixture for top of pie.
• 15 spread remaining crust mixture into bottom of 10 x 12 inch pan.
• 16 stir sliced olives into meat filling and pour over crust mixture.
• 17 drop spoonfuls of reserved crust mix onto meat filling.
• 18 sprinkle with remaining 2 cups shredded cheese.
• 19 bake until browned and bubbly around edges. (50 - 60 minutes).