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ground beef tamale pie with corn muffin mix
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Beef Tamale Pie

This Beef Tamale Pie is the ultimate comfort food: a soft cornbread crust is topped with saucy, seasoned beef and ooey-gooey cheese! This easy weeknight meal will have everyone coming back for seconds.
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time1 hr
Total Time1 hr 15 mins
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: American, Mexican, Tex-Mex
Keyword: beef and cornbread recipe, cornbread casserole, easy mexican dinner, ground beef dinner, ground beef recipe, mexican beef recipe, tamale casserole, tamale pie
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 360kcal
Author: Jennifer Debth

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 (8.5 oz) box corn muffin mix I used Jiffy
  • 1 (15 oz) can cream-style corn
  • 4 (4 oz) can chopped green chiles not drained
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 (1.25 oz) packet taco seasoning divided
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1/2 yellow onion diced
  • 1 (10 oz) can red enchilada sauce
  • 1-2 cups shredded pepper-jack cheese or cheese of choice

Topping Suggestions

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and grease a ceramic pie dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
  • Place corn muffin mix, corn, green chiles, sour cream, egg, and 1/2 tablespoon taco seasoning into a medium sized bowl and whisk until combined.
  • Pour into the prepared pie dish and bake until the corn is barely set and golden brown, about 30-40 minutes (it’s ok if it’s not totally cooked all the way through yet).
  • While the corn is baking, place ground beef, onion, and the remaining taco seasoning into a non-stick pan and cook, breaking up the meat as you go, until the beef is no longer pink and the onions are tender.
  • Taste and re-season with salt, if necessary, then set aside.
  • Remove the pie dish from the oven (keep the oven on), pierce the surface all over with a fork (it may crumble a bit and stick to the fork, that's ok), then pour the enchilada sauce evenly over the top.
  • Spread the beef over the top, then sprinkle with the cheese.
  • Bake for an additional 15-20 minutes or until the cheese has melted and the corn base has finished cooking through (it will still be very soft).
  • Remove from the oven and let stand for 10 minutes before scooping and serving with toppings of choice!
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Notes

Nutritional information is for 1 cup cheese. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1scoop | Calories: 360kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 80mg | Sodium: 1241mg | Potassium: 366mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 976IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 154mg | Iron: 3mg