Chili Pie

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon oil
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 6 ounces italian sausage or 6 ounces chorizo sausage
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (i don't use salt) (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce (you could use 1 cup of finely chopped tomatoes too)
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• tabasco sauce, to taste (optional)
• 3/4 cup milk
• 2/3 cup defatted soy flour (flour of choice)
• 2 tablespoons cornmeal
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon oil or 1 tablespoon melted butter
• tomato, cut in wedges,for garnish

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in 9 inch round pan or skillet (oven proof).
• 2 saute onion until soft, stir in garlic, saute a minute.
• 3 remove sausage from casing; cook, breaking up meat for 10 minutes; pour off any grease.
• 4 stir in chili powder, oregano, salt (if used) and pepper.
• 5 add ground beef, brown; stir in tomato sauce (or chopped tomatoes); bring mixture to a simmer; remove from heat; sprinkle with cheese.
• 6 in a bowl, combine milk, flour, cornmeal, egg and oil; beat vigorously, pour topping over mixture in skillet or round pan.
• 7 bake at 425 degrees for 35 minutes or until golden brown and fluffy; serve immediately.