Tamale Pie

Ingredients

Meat mixture
• 1lb ground beef
• 1 med. onion
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 can (14oz) diced tomatoes w/ green chilies
• 1 can (14oz) whole corn (w/ juice)
• 1 T chili powder
• Salt & pepper
Topping
• 1-1/2 cups corn meal
• 2 T flour
• 2 T sugar
• 1/2 t salt
• 3 t baking powder
• 2 beaten eggs
• 2/3 cup milk

Instructions

Heat the oven to 425º

In a skillet brown the ground beef

While that is browning chop the onion and garlic

Add to the ground beef and sauté.

Then add the diced tomatoes w/ green chilies, whole corn (w/ juice), chili powder, Salt & pepper

Let that simmer for 15 min while you make the topping.

Mix the corn meal, flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, beaten eggs, and milk

Pour the meat mixture into a 2qt casserole

Pour the corn mixture over it.

Bake for 20-25 min until the corn topping is brown and crispy.

Serve as is, or top with sour cream and cheese.

[If you have a casserole pan that is stove top safe you can brown the meat in it, and dirty one less dish.]