Low Fat Tamale Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 teaspoons canola oil
    1 medium onion, chopped
    1 large green bell pepper, chopped
    1 lb extra lean ground beef
    1 tablespoon chili powder
    1 (16 ounce) can corn
    1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
    1 (4 ounce) can jalapenos (can use regular green chiles, or you can mix them)
    1 (4 ounce) can sliced black olives
    1 1/2 cups cornmeal (I use yellow, you may prefer white)
    1 teaspoon salt
    1 quart nonfat milk
    1/2 cup reduced-fat milk
    1/2 cup reduced-fat cheese, shredded
Preparation
    Saute` onion and pepper in a large skillet over medium heat, crumbling meat and cook until no longer pink.
    Add chili powder, corn, tomatoes, jalapenos and olives. Simmer for 20 minutes. Transfer to an 11x7-inch baking dish.
    Meanwhile, combine cornmeal, salt and milk in a 2-qt. saucepan. Heat on medium and untiol thickened, stirring almost almost continuously.
    Spread cornmeal over top of meat and vegetables.
    Sprinkle with cheese.
    Place in oven and bake for 20-25 minutes, until top is golden.

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