Brown meat, onion, pepper and garlic in skillet. Stir in tomato sauce. Add rest of ingredients, except cheese. Simmer 15 minutes. Add cheese and stir until cheese is melted. Pour mixture into a casserole dish.
Combine cornmeal, salt and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer, stirring, until mixture thickens (about 3 minutes). Stir in butter. Spoon over meat mixture in casserole. Bake at 375 degrees for 40 minutes.
From a collection of my mother's (Judy Hosey) recipe box which contained lots of her favorite recipes, clippings, etc. Downloaded from Glen's Mm