Tamale Pie
Tamale Pie is the ultimate comfort food, seasoned beef, beans, + veggies baked with a golden cornbread topping. Easy, hearty, + crowd-pleasing!
Servings 8 -12 servings
Calories 481kcal
Ingredients
Filling:
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 cup yellow onion, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 4 large garlic cloves, minced
- 24 ounces 80/20 ground beef
- 1 cup frozen corn, thawed and well drained
- 1 (15-ounces) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (15-ounces) can petite diced tomatoes with green chilies, including juices
- 1/4 cup beef stock
- 1/4 cup pimiento-stuffed green olives, sliced
- 2 tablespoons dried chili powder
- 2 teaspoons dried ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar, packed
- 2 1/4 teaspoons salt, or more to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon hot sauce, or more to taste
Topping:
- 1 (8.5-ounce) box corn muffin mix
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup cheddar, shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (177ºC).
- In a cast-iron skillet, add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil and cook the onion (1 cup), bell pepper (1), and garlic (4) until they are soft, or for about 7 minutes. Add the beef (24 ounces) and cook until it is no longer pink. Remove any excess fat. Add the rest of the filling ingredients and simmer uncovered over medium-low heat, or until most of the liquid has evaporated, about 20 minutes.
Make the topping
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk all the topping ingredients together. Drop the corn topping over the filling and then spread it out evenly. Loosely tent top of the skillet with aluminum foil.
- Bake the pie in a preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove the foil and continue to cook for another 15 minutes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1/8 of the recipe | Calories: 481kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 83mg | Sodium: 1148mg | Potassium: 785mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 1153IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 169mg | Iron: 5mg