Pie Recipes
Tamale Pie
A golden cornmeal crust surrounds savory ground beef in a kicky enchilada sauce for a one-dish wonder of a meal. Serve with a tossed green salad.
Prep: 17 min | Bake: 35 min | Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients
Filling
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 (10 ounce) cans enchilada sauce
- 1 cup whole kernel corn
- 1 (2.25 ounce) can sliced ripe olives, drained
- 1 teaspoon salt
Crust
- 2 1/4 cups yellow corn meal
- 2 cups water
- 1 (12 fluid ounce) can NESTLÉ® CARNATION® Evaporated Milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chiles
- 1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
- Sliced jalapeños (optional)
Instructions
- Filling: Cook beef, onion and garlic in a large skillet until beef is browned; drain.
- Stir in enchilada sauce, corn, olives and salt.
- Crust: Heat oven to 425 degrees F. Grease 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
- Combine corn meal, water, evaporated milk and salt in medium saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, for 5 to 7 minutes or until thickened.
- Stir in chiles.
- Reserve 2 cups corn meal mixture; cover with plastic wrap.
- Spread remaining corn meal mixture on bottom and up sides of prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Cool in dish on wire rack.
- Spoon beef filling into corn meal crust.
- Spread reserved corn meal mixture over beef filling.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake for additional 5 to 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
- Garnish with jalapeños, if desired.
Notes
Recipe and photo used with permission from: Nestlé® and Meals.com