Tamale Pie

This week’s Whip It Up theme is “spicy”. Normally when opting for Mexican-inspired dishes, we turn to Mexican lasagna,vegetarian chili, or tex-mex pasta. But Whip It Up calls for new recipes, so Tamale Pie it was!

Tamale Pie

Ingredients:

• 1 pound soy crumbles or ground beef
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 2 cans diced tomatoes
• 1 can whole kernel corn
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 can diced green chilies
• 1 package cornbread mix
• 1 egg
• 1 1/3 cups buttermilk
• 6 tablespoons butter

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400F.
2. In a large skillet over medium heat, brown the beef in oil. Add onion, garlic, and bell pepper, cook for 2 minutes, until just tender. Stir in tomoatoes, corn, and seasonings; simmer for 5 minutes longer. Pour into a 13x9-inch baking pan.
3. Prepare cornbread batter using egg, buttermilk, and butter. Mix drained green chilies into batter. Carefully spoon over top of beef mixture.
4. Bake 15 to 20 minutes until cornbread is lightly brown and filling is bubbling.