Mexican Beef And Cornbread Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb very lean ground sirloin
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 large tomatoes, chopped
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen whole kernel corn
• 1 large green pepper, chopped
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 2 beef bouillon cubes or 2 chicken bouillon cubes
• 1 cup hot water
• 1 1/2 cups yellow cornmeal
• 3 1/2 cups water
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1 tablespoon margarine

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 heat a skillet over medium heat. add beef and saute for about 5 minutes.
• 3 pour beef into a paper towel lined strainer and drain well.
• 4 return beef to skillet. add onions and cook until onions are translucent, about 3 minutes.
• 5 dissolve bouillon cube in 1 cup of hot water. add to skillet, along with tomatoes, corn, green pepper, chili powder, and worcestershire sauce. simmer, uncovered, 20 minutes.
• 6 combine cornmeal, 3 1/2 cups water, salt, and margarine in a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. cook until thickened, about 3 minutes.
• 7 place beef mixture in 2-quart baking dish. spoon cornmeal mixture over beef, spreading to cover.
• 8 bake, uncovered, 30 to 40 minutes until topping is golden.