Dinner

Mexican Polenta Pie is for Dinner.

Mexican Polenta Pie takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Mexican Polenta Pie takes 35 minutes to cook.

Mexican Polenta Pie makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Mexican Polenta Pie are:

1 medium Onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
1 medium green sweet pepper, chopped
3 cloves garlic minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound uncooked ground turkey
3 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoons ground cumin
1/4 tablespoons cayenne pepper
15oz can of black beans, rinsed and drained
14.5oz can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 cup bottled salsa
2 16oz tubes refrigerated cooked polenta (Or 1 cup cornmeal, 4 cups of water, and a little salt to make your own)
2 cups shredded lite cheese blend
2/3 cup fresh tomato, chopped
1/4 cup snipped fresh cilantro

Here is how you make Mexican Polenta Pie:

If you are making your own polenta, bring water and salt to a boil, add polenta stirring constantly with a whisk. Turn down to low for 8 minutes, stirring constantly until thick. When done set aside.Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a skillet cook onion, jalapenos, sweet pepper, and garlic in 1 tablespoon hot oil until tender. Add turkey, chili powder, cumin, and cayenne. Cook until turkey is no longer pink, stirring to break up the meat. Add beans, undrained canned tomatoes, and salsa. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer gently, uncovered 15 minutes.Meanwhile, grease a 3-quart rectangular baking dish with the remaining oil. (If using packaged polenta) Cut 1 tube of polenta inter 1/2 inch cubes and press evenly into prepared baking dish. If you made your own scoop half into the baking dish. Sprinkle 1 cup of cheese over polenta in dish, top with meat mixture. Scoop or slice remaining polenta in 1/2 inch thick slices, arrange over meat.. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and fresh tomato.Bake uncovered for 35 minutes or until bubbly. Sprinkle with cilantro. Let stand 15 to 20 minutes before serving.Serving Size: 12 servingsNumber of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CHUNKY2CHIC.

The nutritional information for Mexican Polenta Pie is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 237.9

• Total Fat: 9.1 g
• Cholesterol: 36.7 mg
• Sodium: 320.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 22.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.2 g
• Protein: 16.8 g

Mexican Polenta Pie is Mexican cuisine.