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Most of the country is freezing! And that includes western North Carolina. I wanted something scrumptious and warming to eat today, yet easy to prepare.

I checked The Rave Diet book and found that I had all of the ingredients I needed to prepare the following dinner recipe and decided it would be a good thing to do on this very cold January day and report back to my readers.

I don’t usually like to use a lot of canned foods, but I’m glad I had a few of these items on hand. With a fresh green salad, this makes a great family dinner. Give it a try:

Pie – Tamale

• 1 can kidney beans, rinsed and drained (I didn’t have kidney beans so used navy beans, a 15-ounce can)
• 1 can corn (15-ounce)
• 1 can sliced or whole black olives (I coarsely chopped them)
• 1 chopped onion (medium size. I would dice the onion into pretty small pieces, so it doesn’t taste and feel terribly chunky and undone in the mouth.)
• 1 chopped bell pepper
• 1-1/2 pints home-canned tomatoes (a 28-ounce can)
• 1 cup cornmeal
• ½ cup water (I used the leftover juice from the tomatoes)
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• Garlic powder (I used four cloves fresh garlic, minced)

Instructions:

Mix all together and pour into casserole. Bake at 350 degrees, covered, for 30 minutes. Uncover to brown top.

My comments: It wasn’t done at the end of 30 minutes, so I cooked it an additional 30 minutes, uncovering it for the last 15 minutes. A delicious aroma filled the kitchen for the last half of the cooking. Also, I added ½ teaspoon of good salt, although this probably wasn’t necessary since the canned foods all contain salt.

Before I ate it, I sprinkled on a little bit of nutritional yeast which added a slightly cheesy flavor. It was yummy!

Visit The Rave Diet page for additional information about this healthy lifestyle and links to more recipes.

Nutritional Benefits

This dinner recipe is a wonderful high fiber food, rich in antioxidants, and it’s low in fat and deliciously filling. You can feel good about feeding this to your family or taking this easy-to-prepare dish to a potluck.