Cheesy Tamale Pie Food

TAMALE PIE WITH CHEESE CORNMEAL TOPPING

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Preheat oven to 375 F.
• Grease a 2 1/2-quart or 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking dish.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef and cook, stirring, until beef is no longer pink.
• Add chopped onion, garlic, and bell pepper; cook for 2 minutes, or until just tender.
• Pour off excess fat.
• Stir tomatoes, corn, and seasonings into ground beef mixture and simmer for about 5 minutes longer.
• Mix 1/2 cup cornmeal with 1 cup water. Stir into ground beef mixture. Cover and cook over low heat for about 10 minutes.
• Add sliced olives to beef mixture and stir to blend thoroughly.
• Pour beef mixture into prepared baking dish. Set aside while you make topping.
• In a medium saucepan, heat 1 1/2 cups milk with 1 teaspoon salt and the butter. When milk is hot but not boiling, gradually stir in 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal. Continue cooking until thickened, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and stir, then add cheese and beaten eggs. Stir to blend.
• Pour topping over ground beef mixture and spread evenly to edges of casserole.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

BEEF AND CHEESE TAMALE PIE

Steps:

• To prepare beef filling, combine onion, ground beef, garlic, oregano, cumin, salt and chili powder in a large skillet; sauté until beef is browned.
• Add tomatoes and corn and heat through. Remove from heat and stir in cilantro.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F Lightly grease a 13-by-9-inch casserole dish.
• To prepare cornmeal batter, combine chicken broth and salt in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat. Whisk together cornmeal and cold water until smooth. While broth is boiling, add cornmeal mixture all at once, whisking constantly. Stir over medium heat until thick and boiling. Cook 3 to 5 minutes or until the consistency of mashed potatoes. Stir in yogurt and cook 3 to 5 minutes, stirring often.
• Spread about two-thirds of the cornmeal batter in casserole. Add beef filling. Top with 1 cup pepper Jack and 1 cup Cheddar cheese. Spoon on remaining cornmeal batter and smooth with a spatula.
• To make the toppings, stir yogurt and cream together in a small bowl. Spoon lines of yogurt mixture and diced tomatoes across top. Sprinkle remaining cheeses over top.
• Place casserole dish on top of a large baking sheet. Bake 30 minutes; cover with foil and bake 30 minutes longer. Let stand 20 minutes before serving. Serve with sour cream and black olives.

TAMALE PIE WITH CORNMEAL CHEESE CRUST

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine cornmeal and sugar; stir in 1-cup cheese, milk, eggs and oil. Stir just until moistened.
• Press mixture on bottom and up sides of 9"pie plate sprayed with non stick cooking spray.
• In a 10"skillet, cook ground turkey, green peppers, onion, garlic and jalapeños over medium high heat until turkey is no longer pink.
• Drain. Stir in tomato sauce, corn, chili powder, cumin and cayenne.
• Spoon turkey mixture into cornmeal crust.
• Bake at 350 F, 30 to 35 minutes.
• Remove from oven; sprinkle with 1-cup cheese.
• Return to oven and bake until cheese melts.
• Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
• Serve with sour cream and salsa if desired.

TAMALE PIE

Steps:

• Brown ground beef or turkey and drain fat.
• Stir in chili seasoning mix, tomato sauce and beans.
• Pour into a 2-quart casserole.
• Prepare corn muffin mix according to package directions.
• Spread batter over chili.
• Bake in 350 degree oven 35-40 minutes or until center is firm.
• Top with 1/2 cup cheddar cheese.
• Bake 5 minutes or until cheese melts.

CHEESE CRUSTED TAMALE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Brown ground beef over medium high heat in a skillet. Drain and return to skillet.
• Add tomato sauce, corn, sugar, chili powder, olives, garlic and chili. Simmer 20 minutes.
• Pour into casserole dish. Top with cheese.
• Prepare cornbread as directed. Top chili mixture.
• Bake uncovered for 35-40 minutes.

EASY TAMALE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter an 8-inch baking or casserole dish.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef and onion in the hot skillet until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Mix in corn, tomatoes, oil, chili powder, and cumin. Bring to a boil; remove from heat.
• Combine milk, cornmeal, and eggs in a large bowl. Stir in meat mixture. Mix in olives. Pour into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden and set, 50 to 60 minutes; mixture should not be mushy.