Tamale Pie

A fairly easy casserole dish. There used to be a boxed version of this in the store, so I tried to figure out what was in it, and this is what I came up with.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1  lb ground beef
• 1  small onion, chopped
• 1  garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (15 1/4ounce) can corn kernels, drained
• 1  cup water
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1  teaspoon chili powder
• 1  teaspoon ground cumin
• 1⁄2 teaspoon oregano, crushed
• 1⁄2 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1  cup water

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. In a large skillet over medium high heat, brown the ground beef and onion, adding garlic during the last half of browning, so it doesn't burn.
3. Drain the fat and return meat to skillet.
4. Add the tomato sauce, drained corn, seasonings, and 1 cup of water.
5. Simmer on low for 10 minutes.
6. Pour mixture into a 2 quart baking dish.
7. Sprinkle the corn meal evenly over the beef mixture.
8. Carefully pour in 1 cup water over a spoon back, so as not to disturb the corn meal.
9. Bake for 30 minutes.