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TAMALE BEEF PIE
Get all the flavour of a traditional tamale with this casserole. The dish consists of spiced beef mixture topped with a layer of cornbread topping.
Yield: Serves 4.
July 02, 2019
TAMALE BEEF PIE
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp canola oil
- 1 lb (0.5 kg) lean ground beef
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup diced green bell pepper
- 1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
- 1 can (10 oz/284 mL) tomato soup
- 1 1/2 cups frozen kernel corn
- 1/2 cup water
- Cornbread Topping (recipe follows)
Directions
- Heat oil in a frypan over medium heat.
- Add beef and cook, stirring to break up beef, until browned, about 7 - 10 minutes. Drain off excess fat.
- Add onion, bell peppers and garlic; saute until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in chili powder, salt and pepper; cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
- Stir in soup, corn and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 7 - 10 minutes or until slightly thickened.
- Spoon mixture into a greased 2 quart baking dish. Spread Cornbread Topping over beef mixture. Bake at 425ºF for 20 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in centre of topping comes out clean.
Nutritional analysis per serving:
133 calories, 5.5 g fat, 1.4 g protein, 20.7 g carbohydrate, 1 g fibre, 57 mg sodium
Cornbread Topping
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup cornmeal
- 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup milk (2%)
- 1 large egg
- 1 tbsp canola oil
Directions
- Combine cornmeal, flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
- Whisk together milk, egg and oil until blended.
- Add milk mixture to cornmeal mixture and stir just until combined.