Tasteful Easy Tamale Pie Recipes

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Easy Tamale Pie. Savory and full of Southwestern-inspired flavors, this easy tamale pie is a weeknight dinner that's sure to fill you up. This Easy Tamale Pie will make a great weeknight meal. My grandma used to make a Mexican casserole with the same flavors as this tamale pie and it was one of my favorite childhood meals.

Easy Tamale Pie It can be made spicy or mild to taste, depending on what type of salsa you use. Most tamale pies consists of a flavorful ground beef base and cornbread topping. Instead of covering the beef with a cornbread. You can cook Easy Tamale Pie using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Easy Tamale Pie

  1. It's of Filling.
  2. It's 1 lb of ground beef.
  3. It's 1 of onion diced.
  4. It's 1-2 of jalapeños (or as many as you like).
  5. You need 2 (15 oz) of cans of pinto or black beans.
  6. It's 1 can (28 oz) of crushed tomatoes.
  7. You need of Topping.
  8. You need 1 box of Jiffy cornbread mix.
  9. Prepare 1 (14 oz) of can creamed corn.
  10. It's 1 of egg.
  11. Prepare 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese.

An easy tamale pie recipe made with cornbread mix. Layers of cornbread, ground beef and cheese. Made in one skillet and ready in a jiffy. Ground beef, cornmeal, tomatoes, and black olives are mixed together and baked until hot and bubbly in this easy tamale-inspired pie.

Easy Tamale Pie instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400.
  2. In a cast iron skillet brown the beef, then drain..
  3. Add the onions and jalapeños to the beef and cook for 1 minute. Then remove from heat..
  4. Combine the beans and tomatoes with the beef and onions..
  5. In a mixing bowl mix the 1st 3 ingredients for the topping..
  6. Add the cornbread mixture on top of the beef mixture..
  7. Add cheese and bake for approximately 25 minutes or until golden brown..

Add some spice to your life with some Tamale Pie! This Tamale Pie is an easy and perfect dinner recipe for a week night. One day while working with Mandi, she was telling me about this recipe being one of her family's favorites. The next time she made it, I got to taste test and take some photos to share. My Mom has made this for years and it was always one of my favorites growing up.