Grand Prize Winner Black Bean Tamale Pie (gre

Title: GRAND PRIZE WINNER BLACK BEAN TAMALE PIE (GRE

Categories: Main dish

Yield: 4 servings

1/2 c Onions, diced

1/3 c Green peppers, diced

8 oz Ground turkey

8 oz Canned black beans, drained

8 oz Tomato sauce

1 pk Taco seasoning mix

1 c Cornmeal

2 ts Sugar

1/2 ts Salt

1 Egg, beaten

1/3 c Milk

2 tb Vegetable oil

1 c Canned corn, drained

4 oz Grated cheddar cheese

350ø. Spray a

9 pie plate with

nonstick cooking spray and set aside.

Spray a medium sized skillet with nonstick cooking

spray. Saut‚ onions and green pepper until tender,

about 3-5 minutes. Add turkey and cook until no

longer pink, breaking the meat up into small chunks as

you cook. Stir in beans, tomato sauce, and taco

seasoning mix. Set aside. In a medium bowl, combine

cornmeal, sugar, and salt. In a separate small bowl

mix the egg, milk, and oil. Add egg mixture to

cornmeal mixture and combine well. Stir in drained

corn. Press the cornmeal mixture into the prepared

pie plate like a crumb crust. Spoon the bean mixture

on top of the cornmeal "crust". Bake 20 minutes.

Sprinkle the top of the pie with grated cheese and bake an additional 5 minutes, or until the cheese is

melted. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Weight

1/4 pie

2 1/2 P,

2 B,

1 1/2 F,

70 C. --