Tamale Bake Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. ground beef
1 c. corn meal
1 c. cold water
1 Tbsp. margarine
1 tsp. salt
2 c. boiling water
1 pkg. taco mix
1 pkg. onion soup
2 c. shredded cheese
1 head shredded lettuce
1/2 c. taco sauce
1/2 c. sour cream
olives

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Mix corn meal, cold water, margarine and salt.
Add boiling water and heat until mixture thickens.
Cover and simmer 5 minutes.
Spread corn meal mixture in 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish.
Bake 15 minutes.
While this is baking, brown ground beef, taco mix and onion soup mix.
Drain off fat.
Press half hamburger mixture in corn meal crust; sprinkle with 1 cup cheese. Bake 20 minutes uncovered.
Mix remaining ground beef mixture with lettuce; put on baked corn meal crust.
Garnish with sour cream, taco sauce, olives and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Serves 8 to 10.