Tamale Casserole

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 3/4 cups yellow cornmeal
• 1 1/2 cups milk or water
• 1 egg
• 1 pound meat (chopped ham, chicken or ground beef)
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 onion
• 3 tomatoes, diced
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1 (7 1/2 ounce) jar green olives, sliced
• 1 cup cottage cheese (optional)

Instructions

1. Mix cornmeal, milk and egg in large bowl; set aside.
2. In skillet, brown meat in oil with onion, tomato and oregano. Pour off fat and add olives and cottage cheese, if desired; simmer 5 minutes.
3. Stir into cornmeal mix; turn into casserole dish; bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour.