Spoon Bread Tamale Pie

Name: Spoon Bread Tamale Pie
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Cuisine: American, Mexican, Latin American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 small green pepper, chopped; 1 clove garlic, minced; 1/4 cup oil; 1 can (15 oz) tomatoes; 1 can white corn; 2 tsp salt; 2 tbsp chili powder; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal; 1 cup water; 1 cup sliced black olives; 1 1/2 cups milk; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 tbsp butter; 1/2 cup cornmeal

6 steps

Prep:45minCook:40min

Almost like Grandma's

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:42:18 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories418.4 kcal (21%)

Total Fat22.6 g (32%)

Carbs33.4 g (13%)

Sugars5.8 g (6%)

Protein22.3 g (45%)

Sodium1181.4 mg (59%)

Fiber3.8 g (14%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

1.5 lbslean ground beef

¼ cupoil

1 x 15 ozcan tomatoes

1can white corn

2 tspsalt

2 Tbspchili powder

¼ tspblack pepper

½ cupyellow cornmeal

1 cupwater

1 cupblack olives

sliced

1 ½ cupsmilk

½ tspsalt

2 Tbspbutter

½ cupcornmeal

Instructions

Step 1

Saute meat. Saute onions and green pepper until onions are golden (about 10 minutes). Add garlic and cook 1 minute more. Add to meat.

Step 2

Stir in tomatoes, corn, salt, chili powder and black pepper. Simmer 5 minutes.

Step 3

Stir in cornmeal blended with water. Simmer 10 more minutes.

Step 4

Add olives and pour into 9"×13" baking pan.

Step 5

Make cornmeal topping: Scald 1-1/2 cup milk with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Add 2 tablespoons butter. Gradually add 1/2 cup cornmeal. Cook, stirring, until thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese and 2 beaten eggs.

Step 6

Spread topping mixture over meat mixture. Bake uncovered at 375° for 40 minutes.