Tamale Pie With Cheddar & Cornmeal Crust

Submitted by Rita1652

"A spin off of the Mexican Tamale! Great for POT LUCK! Serve with a salad a side of sour cream and guacamole and you have a nice meal. A lot easier then stuffing corn husks. DON'T FORGET THE MARGARITAS OR A TALL COLD BEER!"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 26
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• Filling

• 4 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 medium bell pepper, diced
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1⁄2 - 1 1⁄2 lb ground beef (or beef and pork mixture)
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1⁄2 teaspoon oregano
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (19 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (16 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1⁄2 cup salsa (I like hot!)
• 2 ounces tomato paste
• 1⁄2 cup black olives
• hot pepper sauce
• 1⁄4 cup beer

• Crust

• 1 1⁄2 cups yellow cornmeal
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄4 cups yogurt
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1⁄2 cup scallion
• 1 -2 jalapeno, diced finely

directions

1. Grease 13x9x2 baking dish.
2. In a large skillet heat oil add the peppers and onions saute for 5 minutes.
3. Add beef to pan mixing to crumble cooking about about 5 minutes.
4. Stir in remaining ingredients plus 1/4 cup beer.
5. Put into prepared pan and set aside.
6. In a large bowl combine all dry ingredients, stir to mix well.
7. In an other bowl, whisk yogurt,eggs,and oil to blend.
8. Stir in 3/4 cup cheese, scallions and jalapeño.
9. Pour yogurt mixture over the cornmeal mixture and stir just till blended.
10. Top the filling with crust mixture.
11. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top and bake for 30 minutes.

Reviews

[StacyMD187373]

This was really good. However, I did half the cornbread topping mixture since I've had similar things before and it always seemed like too much. Half of the topping was perfect. Even DH (who doesn't like casseroles), liked it. I left out the olives, bell pepper (don't really like) and tomato paste (didn't have), added in a little rotel I had leftover and some brine from jar of pickled jalapenos just to use it up. Will make again! Thanks so much for posting!!

 

[Kaccy G.]

I gave this a five star. At first I had a problem with the cornbread topping, but I spoke with the poster and she informed me that she meant to post 1 1/4 Cup of yogurt instead of 1/8 cup. The taste is great. I made it just as it was posted. Didn't need any extras.

 

[Chef Pollo]

I'm giving it a 4 because I adjusted things so I could use masa harina. All in all not bad! I'm going to keep searching until I find a pie that really melts on your tongue. But the filling was great. I also wish there was a cooking temp given? But thanks for sharing!

 

[eatrealfood]

This was quick and quite tasty, very filling as well. I halved the recipe and used meatless grounds in place of the beef. I left out the beer because my son was going to be eating it as well. I had no olives so that had to go as well. The cornbread topping was just a tad too hard/dry. I wasn't sure what temp to bake the dish at, so I went with 350F - after 30min, the bottom of the crust was still soggy, so I covered it with foil and baked it longer. That dried it out somewhat, but the filling was very good.

 

[HopeJohnJP]

Easy and tasty. I didn't have tomato paste, so I used chopped sun dried tomato paste in olive oil. I also found the filling just a little quite, so I added additional salt and pepper. Rewarming the next day benefitted from pickled jalapeno slices and sour cream.