Recipe: Yummy Beef Tamale Pie

Beef Tamale Pie. Add beef and top with cheeses. Because the masa dough has lard in it, we try to use a slightly leaner ground beef. I find that the canned enchilada sauce works great, but if you want to make your own check out this Red Enchilada Sauce from Cookie and Kate.

Busy days call for satisfying meals and simple preparation. This Beef Tamale Pie is one of our go-to hearty and satisfying one-dish meals. It's the kind of dish I gravitate to on a busy weekday since the filling can be prepared in advance then topped with the green chili cornbread topping just before baking. You can have Beef Tamale Pie using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Beef Tamale Pie

1. You need 1 cup of White cornmeal.
2. It's 4 cup of Water.
3. You need 1/2 tsp of Salt.
4. You need 2 lb of Ground beef.
5. Prepare 1/2 cup of Chopped onions.
6. Prepare 1/3 cup of Chopped green bell peppers.
7. It's 1 can of Whole kernel corn, undrained.
8. Prepare 2 tbsp of Chili powder.
9. You need 1 tbsp of Salt.
10. Prepare 1/2 cup of Tomato sauce.
11. It's 1 cup of Cheddar cheese.

Be the first to write a review. Get Tamale Pie Recipe from Food Network. This spicy tamale pie is a classic combination of seasoned ground beef, tomatoes, and corn with a cheesy cornmeal topping. The casserole is seasoned with onion, bell pepper, garlic, chili powder, and ripe olives.

Beef Tamale Pie instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 2 quart casserole dish.
2. In a sauce pan, bring water to a boil and add the salt. Slowly add the cornmeal and cook over low heat for about 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
3. Pour 2/3 of the hot cornmeal much into casserole dish. Using the spoon, bring it up the sides as far as it will reach. If cornmeal is to thick to spread water it down a little..
4. In a large frying pan, cook, but don't brown the ground beef, breaking it up into crumbs as it cooks. Add onions and green bell peppers and cook 5 minutes longer..
5. Add corn (with its liquid), chili powder, salt and tomato sauce, heat until very hot and pour mixture into the casserole dish lined with cornmeal..
6. Spoon remaining cornmeal mixture over top. It should be thin enough to spread. (Not watery).
7. Top with grated cheese and bake at 350°F, for 35-40 minutes, or until cheese is melted and browned.

First, make a quick chili of beef, black beans, corn, green pepper and onion seasoned with chile power and cumin. Spread that in a baking dish, top with a simple cornbread batter and pop it into the oven. In about a half hour: tamale pie. Serve with hot sauce, a dollop of sour cream and a few slices of avocado. Tamale Pie is a juicy ground beef on top of a cornbread crust, all drenched in a bold enchilada sauce.