Tamale Pie Recipe

If you’re in the mood for Mexican cuisine give this one-dish Mexican recipe a try. This is a simple recipe and is fairly quick to put together so you can have supper on the table in less than an hour.

Enjoy

Adapted from Blogchef.net

Tamale Pie Recipe

• Author: Cullys Kitchen

Scale 1x2x3x

Ingredients

• ½ cup cornmeal
• 2/3 cup flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 3–4 teaspoons olive oil
• ½ cup milk
• 1 egg
• 1 can dice green chiles (4.5 ounces)
• 1 can of creamed corn
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 ¼ cup enchilada sauce (red)
• 2 cups shredded Monterey jack cheese

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400F.
2. In a large bowl mix together the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and ¼ teaspoon salt until well combined. Stir in the oil a little at a time until crumbles are formed.
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4. Whisk the milk and egg into the mixture and then mix in the Cream corn and chiles.
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6. Pour mixture into a 13 x 9 casserole dish lightly sprayed with cooking spray and bake until a tooth pick inserted comes out clean. (about 20 – 25 minutes)
7. While cornbread is baking brown ground beef seasoned with the cumin, chili powder, ¼ teaspoon salt and pepper until no longer pink inside; drain if needed.
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9. Remove cornbread from the oven when its finished baking, reduce oven temperature to 350F, and using a fork poke holes in the top throughout the cornbread. Spread the enchilada sauce over the top, and top with the ground beef followed by the shredded cheese.
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11. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking until cheese just starts to brown.
12. Let rest 10 – 15 minutes before serving.