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                           FIESTA TAMALE PIE

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Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Main dish                        Meats
               Appetizers                       Microwave

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1       tb           Vegetable oil
  1                    Clove garlic,
                       -peeled & crushed
  1       sm           Onion, minced
  1       lb           Lean ground beef
    1/4   lb           Bulk pork sausage
 16       oz           Stewed tomatoes, undrained
 16       oz           Whole kernel corn, drained
  1 1/2   ts           Salt
  1 1/2   ts           Chili powder
 18                    Pitted ripe olives
  2                    Eggs, well beaten
  1       c            Corn meal
  1       c            Milk
  1       c            Grated Cheddar cheese

 1. Combine vegetable oil, onion and garlic in a large,
 heat- resistant, non-metallic mixing bowl; heat,
 uncovered, in Micro- wave Oven 2 minutes or until
 onion is tender. 2. Add ground beef and sausage to
 onion and garlic. Heat, uncovered, in Microwave Oven 5
 minutes or until meat is browned. Stir occasionally.
 3. Drain excess fat. 4. Add tomatoes, corn, salt and
 chili powder to meat mixture. Heat, uncovered, in
 Microwave Oven 4 minutes or until mixture comes to a
 boil. 5. While meat mixture is cooking, combine eggs,
 corn meal and milk in a medium-sized bowl. Blend
 thoroughly. Set aside 6. Pour meat mixture into an
 8-inch square, heat-resistant, non- metallic baking
 dish. 7. Press olives into meat mixture. 8. Spoon corn
 meal mixture over meat mixture. 9. Sprinkle grated
 cheese on top. Heat, uncovered, 10 minutes or until
 cheese melts.



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