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                     MEXICALI SPOON BREAD CASSEROLE

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Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Breads                           Cheese
               Hamburger                        Main dish
               Vegetables

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
                       -----MEAT MIXTURE-----
  1 1/2   lb           Lean Ground Beef
  1       c            Onion -- Chopped, 1 Lg
    1/4   c            Green Bell Pepper -- Chopped
  1       ea           Clove Garlic -- Minced
 15       oz           Tomato Sauce -- 1 Cn
 12       oz           Whole Kernel Corn -- 1 Cn
  1 1/2   ts           Salt
  1       x            Chili Powder -- To Taste
    1/8   ts           Pepper
    1/2   c            Ripe Olives -- Sliced
                       -----CORNMEAL TOPPING-----
  1 1/2   c            Milk
    1/2   c            Yellow Cornmeal
    1/2   ts           Salt
    3/4   c            Cheddar Cheese -- Shredded
  2       ea           Eggs -- Lg, Beaten

 Heat the oven to 375 degrees F.  Cook and stir the
 meat, onion, green pepper and garlic in a large
 skillet until the onion is tender and the meat is
 browned.  Drain off the excess fat.  Stir in the
 tomato sauce, UNDRAINED corn, 1 1/2 ts salt, the chili
 powder, pepper and olives.  Heat to boiling then
 reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, while preparing
 the cornmeal topping.  Mix the milk, cornmeal and 1/2
 ts salt in a saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat
 just until the mixture boils.  Remove from the heat
 and stir in the cheese and eggs.  Turn the hot meat
 mixture into an ungreased 2 1/2 to 3-quart casserole.
 Immediately pour the topping onto the meat mixture.
 Bake, uncovered, until a knife inserted in the topping
 comes out clean, about 40 minutes.  Serve hot.



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