Hamburger Cornmeal Shepherd's Pie

Ingredients

1/2 cup bell pepper
1/2 cup flour
3/4 cup cornmeal
1/4 cup onion
2 cup beef
4 tablespoon oil
1 cup tomato sauce
2 tablespoon ketchup
1 teaspoon salt
1 dash lemon pepper
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 sugar substitute
1 tb sugar
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/4 cup egg
1/2 cup milk

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Saute pepper, onion, beef in 2 tablespoons of oil in skillet, until beef is well browned. Stir in tomato sauce, ketchup, 1/2 ts salt, lemon pepper, add chili powder.

Put into 1 1/2 quart casserole. Stir flour, cornmeal, sweetener, baking powder, remaining salt and thyme together in a bowl; then add egg, milk, and rest of oil. Stir until smooth. Top the first mixture with second and bake, uncovered, or until the cornmeal is sightly brown and firm to touch (about 1 hour).

Loosen cornmeal with a knife around edges, turn on serving plate with top side down.

Food Exchange per serving: 1/2 STARCH/BREAD EXCHANGE + 2 FAT EXCHANGES + 1 1/2 MEAT EXHANGES + 1/2 VEGETABLE EXCHANGE