Tamale Pie (Quick)

Name: Tamale Pie (Quick)
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: beef; corn; tomatoes; olives; taco seasoning mix; corn muffin; cheddar cheese; onions

Submitted by tania

A quick and succulent pie that everyone will love with dinner! Perfect for that first dinner party you were invited to.

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

20 min

COOK

20 min

READY

40 min

Ingredients

POUND BEEF
ground, lean

OUNCES CORN
frozen, whole kernel, thawed

14 ½

OUNCES TOMATOES
can, diced, undrained

OUNCES OLIVES
black, can, sliced, drained

1 ¼

OUNCES TACO SEASONING MIX
package *

OUNCES CORN MUFFIN
or corn bread mix, package, plus ingredients to prepare mix *

CUP CHEDDAR CHEESE
shredded

EACH ONIONS
green, thinly sliced

Directions

Preheat oven to 400℉ (200℃). Place meat in large skillet; cook over high heat 6 to 8 minutes or until meat is no longer pink, breaking meat apart with wooden spoon. Pour off drippings. Add corn, tomatoes, olives and seasoning mix to meat. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Pour into deep 9 inch pie plate; smooth top with spatula.

Prepare corn muffin mix according to package directions. Spread evenly over meat mixture. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle with cheese and onions. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Serving suggestion: Serve with papaya wedges sprinkled with lime juice.

NUTRITIONAL INFO: Calories 412, total fat 20g, protein 21g, carbohydrate 39g, choleerol 49mg, sodium 1679 mg, dietary fiber 2g