Tamale Bell Peppers

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 cups diced canned tomatoes, well drained
• 1/2 cup cornmeal
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup cooked pinto beans
• 1 cup corn, i use niblets
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• 4 large green peppers

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a 2 quart saucepan.
• 2 saute garlic and onion until softened, about 3-5 minutes.
• 3 add chili powder and ground cumin and cook briefly.
• 4 stir in tomatoes, corn meal and salt.
• 5 cook and stir occasionally until mixture is thick and bubbling, about 10 minutes.
• 6 when thick stir in beans, corn, and 1/2 cup cheese.
• 7 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 8 while cornmeal cooks, slice tops from peppers.
• 9 remove seeds and inner ribs.
• 10 blanch peppers in boiling water for about 4 minutes.
• 11 drain well.
• 12 spoon cornmeal mixture into peppers.
• 13 place peppers upright into baking pan.
• 14 top thickly with remaining cheese.
• 15 pour hot water about 1/2 inch deep around peppers.
• 16 bake for 40 minutes or until peppers are tender.