tamale pie
My husband requested this for Cinco de Mayo and I hadn't made it in years. I tried to remember how I had made it before. I'm pretty sure I used to add sliced black olives - but I had none! Maybe next time. I added a can of black beans, too, which wasn't in my original.
prep time
15 Min
cook time
20 Min
method
Bake
yield
4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon grape seed oil
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1/2 red pepper, chopped
- 1/2 - poblano, chopped
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 clove garlic, minced or grated
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 1 can diced tomatoes, 14 oz can
- 1 can chopped green chilies, 4 oz can
- 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed, 14 oz can
- 1 1/2 tablespoons taco seasoning
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 box cornbread mix
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/2 cup shredded mexican style cheese
- cilantro, sour cream, salsa (optional garnishes)
How To Make tamale pie
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Step 1Heat oil in large cast iron pan. Add onions and saute until they start to turn golden. Add peppers and ground beef. Break up ground beef as it cooks.
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Step 2When ground beef is no longer pink, add garlic, tomatoes, beans and corn. Add about half the can of green chilies. Stir in the seasonings and 1/2 of the cheese.
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Step 3Preheat oven to 400ºF. Make cornbread - combine mix, egg, milk together. When evenly moist, add the rest of the green chiles and cheese. Spoon over top of meat mixture.
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Step 4Bake 20-25 minutes until cornbread starts to turn a golden brown. Let cook for 5 minutes before serving. Add garnishes if desired.
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