Spicy Sausage Pot Pie With Cornmeal Pastry:

Spice up your life with this Pot PIE. I did try this, but I did not use the pastry blender because I don't have one! The regular mixer served my purpose. This was a great tasting meal. I found this one in Better Homes & Gardens. The flavors & the aroma was worth the wait.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 6  ounces hot Italian sausage, crumbled
• 1 1⁄2 cups  coarsely chopped peeled  rutabagas (8oz) or 1 1⁄2 cups turnips (8oz)
• 1  cup mild salsa or 1  cup medium hot salsa
• 3⁄4 cup cooked ham, cut into 1/2 inch cubes (4oz)
• 1⁄2 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1 (15 ounce) can yellow hominy, rinsed & drained

• CORNMEAL PASTRY

• 3⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1⁄4 salt

Directions

1. In a Med mixing bowl combine pastry ingredients.
2. Using a pastry blender,cut in 1/3shorting until pieces are pea-size.
3. Sprinkle 3-5 tablespoons of cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, over mixture, tossing with a fork after each addition until moistened.
4. Form dough into a ball.
5. IN large skillet cook hot sausage for 8-10 minutes or until brown.
6. Drain fat.
7. Stir in rutabaga,salsa,ham& broth.
8. Bring to boil & reduce heat.
9. Cover until rutabaga is crisp-tender (8-10 min). Stir in hominy.
10. Spoon sausage mixture into a ungreased 1 1/2-quart casserole.
11. Preheat oven to 375°F.
12. Prepare Cornmeal Pastry: Measure diameter of top of casserole. Roll pastry about 1 inch larger than top of casserole.
13. Place pastry on top of casserole.
14. Turn edges on top under & fluted; Cut slits on top for steam to escape.
15. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until pastry is golden brown!