Tamale Pie
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 Lb ground beef or lean ground turkey
- 1 cup chopped green pepper
- 1 16 oz can tomato sauce
- 1 1/2 cups frozen corn
- 1/2 cup pitted ripe olives (chopped)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 Tbs sugar
- 1 tsp salt (omit, if desired)
- 2 to 3 tsp chili powder
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese
- 3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 cups cold water
- 1 Tbs butter
Filling
Topping
Instructions
- 1
Add 1 tbsp. olive oil to preheated skillet and soften the onion for about 3 minutes
- 2
Add meat and green pepper and cook until meat is lightly browned and vegetables are tender.
- 3
Stir in tomato sauce, corn, olives, garlic, lime juice, sugar, the 1 tsp salt, chili powder, and pepper. Simmer 20 to 25 minutes, or until thick.- 4
Turn off the heat and add the cheese stirring until melted. Turn into a 9x9x2-inch baking dish.
Topping- 5
When there's about 5 minutes left on the filling, stir the cornmeal and 1/2 tsp salt into cold water. Cook stirring constantly over medium heat until thick.
- 6
Add butter and mix well. Spoon over the filling.
- 7
Bake at 375 degrees for about 40 minutes.
- 2
Filling