Not-So-Corny Tamale Pie

Cinco de Mayo - World Cuisine

Looking for a tamale pie, but not crazy about all that corn? This dish doesn't have bits of corn, it is a nice meat-and-beans dish.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 25 mins

Total: 40 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Not-So-Corny Tamale Pie

Ingredients

2 teaspoons vegetable oil

or as needed

1 small onion

chopped

1 ½ pounds ground beef

1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans

rinsed and drained

1 (15 ounce) can black beans

rinsed and drained

½ cup shredded Mexican cheese blend

1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers (such as RO*TEL®)

2 (8.5 ounce) packages corn bread mix (such as Jiffy®)

⅔ cup milk

2 eggs

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Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Heat oil in a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat; saute onion until lightly browned 5 to 10 minutes. Add ground beef; cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly 5 to 10 minutes. Mix pinto beans and black beans into beef mixture.

Step 3

Sprinkle Mexican cheese blend over beef-bean mixture; stir. Mix diced tomatoes with green chile peppers into beef-bean mixture.

Step 4

Mix corn bread mix milk and eggs together in a bowl until batter is smooth. Spread batter over top of beef-bean mixture.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cornbread comes out clean 15 to 20 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Not-So-Corny Tamale Pie

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 571.4

% Daily Value *

Protein: 28.4g 57%

Carbohydrates: 58.2g 19%

Dietary Fiber: 6.4g 26%

Sugars: 7.9g

Fat: 25g 38%

Saturated Fat: 9.2g 46%

Cholesterol: 109.9mg 37%

Vitamin A Iu: 511.5IU 10%

Niacin Equivalents: 8.3mg 64%

Vitamin B6: 0.3mg 18%

Vitamin C: 5.5mg 9%

Folate: 103.4mcg 26%

Calcium: 274.7mg 28%

Iron: 5mg 28%

Magnesium: 50.5mg 18%

Potassium: 550mg 15%

Sodium: 1611.4mg 65%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 17%

Calories From Fat: 224.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.