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Cheesy Tamale Pie

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 6
Author: Simply Happenstance

Ingredients

  • Filling:
  • 1 lb. lean ground beef or turkey meat
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 1 16 oz.jar salsa
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1 pkg. taco seasonings
  • 1 cup frozen corn kernels
  • 1 can can sliced olives drained
  • Crust:
  • 1 cup yellow or white corn meal-I used jiffy corn bread mix
  • 1 can 12 oz. low fat evaporated milk
  • 1 can diced chiles
  • 1 cup shredded cheese
  • Toppings
  • sliced avocado
  • sour cream

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425 F.
  • Grease a 9x13 casserole dish and set aside.
  • For the filling:
  • Cook the meat and onion (chopped) in a large skillet until the meat is browned.
  • Drain the meat.
  • Stir in the salsa, water, and taco seasoning.
  • Reduce the heat to low and cook until the liquid is dissolved.
  • Add in the olives and corn.
  • Turn the heat off.
  • For the Crust.
  • In a large sauce pan, combine corn meal, green chiles, and evaporated milk.
  • Stir together.
  • Add in a half cup of cheese.
  • Keep continuing to stir until the mixture has thickened (approx. 5 minutes.)
  • Spoon the crust mixture out of the saucepan and layer it on the bottom of the 9x13 casserole dish.
  • Make sure to flatten it out across the whole pan.
  • Then spoon the meat filling on top of the corn crust.
  • Bake for 25 minutes.
  • Pull the casserole out and top with remaining cheese.
  • Place back in the oven for 5 more minutes until cheese is melted.
  • Let cool and serve with avocado and sour cream.