Tamale pie recipe

Recipe for tamale pie in our easy tex mex recipes collection.

Recipe ingredients

• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 1 or 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 teaspoon olive or canola oil
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 14.5 ounces can of whole, peeled tomatoes, drained, or 3 medium tomatoes, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 cup cornmeal
• 4 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• Sliced ripe olives

How to make tamale pie

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Saute the onion, green pepper and garlic in the oil until just tender.
• Crumble the ground beef into the skillet and brown.
• Add the tomatoes, salt, pepper and chili powder.
• Cook over low to medium heat for about 20 minutes.
• While the meat mixture is simmering, bring 3 cups of the water to a boil.
• Slowly pour the corn meal into the remaining 1 cup of cold water, stirring until smooth.
• Add the salt and chile powder to the boiling water, and then, stirring constantly, add the cold corn meal mixture to the boiling water.
• Cook and stir for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and cover.
• Spray a casserole or baking dish with vegetable cooking spray.
• Using half of the cornmeal mixture, line the dish.
• Fill with the meat mixture.
• Sprinkle sliced ripe olives over the top.
• Using the remaining half of the cornmeal mixture, cover the top of the pie.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes or until nicely browned.

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