Tamale Pie With Cornmeal Cheese Crust

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1/3 cup milk
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 lb ground turkey
• 1/2 cup green pepper, chopped
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 cup whole kernel corn, drained
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• sour cream
• salsa

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f.
• 2 combine cornmeal and sugar; stir in 1-cup cheese, milk, eggs and oil. stir just until moistened.
• 3 press mixture on bottom and up sides of 9"pie plate sprayed with non stick cooking spray.
• 4 in a 10"skillet, cook ground turkey, green peppers, onion, garlic and jalapeños over medium high heat until turkey is no longer pink.
• 5 drain. stir in tomato sauce, corn, chili powder, cumin and cayenne.
• 6 spoon turkey mixture into cornmeal crust.
• 7 bake at 350 f, 30 to 35 minutes.
• 8 remove from oven; sprinkle with 1-cup cheese.
• 9 return to oven and bake until cheese melts.
• 10 let stand 5 minutes before serving.
• 11 serve with sour cream and salsa if desired.