Recipe - Cowboy Hot Tamale Pie

1 One half pound Lean ground beef
1 lg Onion, chopped
1 teaspoon Garlic, minced
1 teaspoon Seasoned salt
1 pack Chili seasoning mix
1 pound Can of tomatoes
1 One half cup Cooked whole kernel corn
drained
3 One fourth ounce Can pitted black olives
drained
1 cup Yellow cornmeal
1 teaspoon Salt
2 One half cup Cold water
One fourth cup Chopped canned pimiento
1 cup Shredded cheddar cheese

1. Brown ground beef in skillet, breaking up meat with fork.
2. Add seasonings and tomatoes; simmer 5 minutes.
3. Stir in corn and olives.
4. Combine cornmeal, salt and water; cook, stirring, until thick.
5. Add pimento.
6. Line greased, shallow 2quart baking dish with part of cornmeal mush.
7. Pour in beef mixture and make a border of remaining mush around edge
of baking dish.
8. Bake at 350øF about 40 minutes.
9. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake 5 minutes longer.

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