Corn Pie With Ground Beef Crust

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1/2 cup chopped sweet red peppers or 1/2 cup chopped green sweet pepper
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped seeded jalapeno peppers
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic (6 cloves)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 lb extra lean ground beef
• 1/4 cup fine dry breadcrumb
• 2 slightly beaten eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 3/4 cups fresh whole kernel corn or 2 3/4 cups fresh frozen whole kernel corn, thawed and drained
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, cook onion, celery, sweet pepper, jalapeño pepper, and garlic in hot oil about 5 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally.
• 2 remove from heat and drain off fat.
• 3 stir in drained tomatoes,balsamic vinegar, chili powder, cumin, the 1/2 teaspoon salt, and the crushed red pepper.
• 4 in a large bowl, combine ground beef, bread crumbs, and the onion-tomato mixture.
• 5 spread meat mixture evenly in an ungreased 2-quart square baking dish.
• 6 in same bowl, combine eggs, milk, flour, and the 1/4 teaspoon salt; beat with a wire whisk until smooth.
• 7 stir in corn and green onions.
• 8 spoon evenly over meat layer.
• 9 bake, uncovered, in a 350°f oven about 40 minutes or until corn layer is just set and meat layer is no longer pink.
• 10 let stand for 10 minutes; cut into portions to serve.