*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                            FIESTA TAMALE PIE

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Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Main dish                        Meats
                Appetizers                       Microwave

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1       tb           Vegetable oil
   1                    Clove garlic,
                        -peeled & crushed
   1       sm           Onion, minced
   1       lb           Lean ground beef
     1/4   lb           Bulk pork sausage
  16       oz           Stewed tomatoes, undrained
  16       oz           Whole kernel corn, drained
   1 1/2   ts           Salt
   1 1/2   ts           Chili powder
  18                    Pitted ripe olives
   2                    Eggs, well beaten
   1       c            Corn meal
   1       c            Milk
   1       c            Grated Cheddar cheese

  1. Combine vegetable oil, onion and garlic in a large,
  heat- resistant, non-metallic mixing bowl; heat,
  uncovered, in Micro- wave Oven 2 minutes or until
  onion is tender. 2. Add ground beef and sausage to
  onion and garlic. Heat, uncovered, in Microwave Oven 5
  minutes or until meat is browned. Stir occasionally.
  3. Drain excess fat. 4. Add tomatoes, corn, salt and
  chili powder to meat mixture. Heat, uncovered, in
  Microwave Oven 4 minutes or until mixture comes to a
  boil. 5. While meat mixture is cooking, combine eggs,
  corn meal and milk in a medium-sized bowl. Blend
  thoroughly. Set aside 6. Pour meat mixture into an
  8-inch square, heat-resistant, non- metallic baking
  dish. 7. Press olives into meat mixture. 8. Spoon corn
  meal mixture over meat mixture. 9. Sprinkle grated
  cheese on top. Heat, uncovered, 10 minutes or until
  cheese melts.
 


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