Tamale Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. lean ground beef
1 med. onion, chopped
1 2 1/4 oz. can pitted ripe olives (drained)
2 Tbsp. water
1/2 c. shredded Colby cheese
whole pitted ripe olives (optional)
1 med. red or green pepper, chopped (1 c.)
1/2 c. condensed Nacho Cheese soup (11 oz.)
1/2 of 8 oz. jar mild chunky salsa
1 8 oz. pkg. corn muffin mix
cherry tomatoes quartered (optional)

Preparation

In large skillet cook ground beef, peppers and onion until meat is brown.
Drain off fat.
Stir in soup, sliced olives, salsa and water.
Bring to boiling, reduce heat.
Simmer uncovered for 5 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Meanwhile, prepare corn muffin mix, following package directions.
Spread half of muffin batter into greased 8 x 8-inch baking dish.
Spoon the hot meat mixture over the muffin layer.
Carefully spread the remaining corn muffin batter over the meat mixture.
Bake in 350\u00b0 oven for 30-35 minutes or until muffin layer is golden.
Top with cheese.
If desired, garnish with tomatoes and whole olives.
Cut into squares.
Serves 5-6.