Hot Tamale Pie

Description

While this tamale pie has very little to do with its south-of-the-border namesake, it’s a really delicious recipe all the same.

Ingredients

  • cooking spray
  • 2 pounds ground beef
  • 2 cups diced poblano peppers
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 (16 ounce) jar salsa
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon ground dried chipotle pepper
  • 2 (8.5 ounce) boxes dry corn muffin mix (such as Jiffy®)
  • 2 eggs
  • ⅔ cup milk, divided
  • 4 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
  • 4 ounces shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided
  • 8 ounces frozen corn, thawed

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Spray a 9×13-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.
  3. Cook and stir ground beef in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat until meat starts to brown and release juices
  4. about 5 minutes.
  5. Reduce heat to medium and stir in poblano peppers
  6. salt
  7. salsa
  8. oregano
  9. and chipotle powder; cook and stir until seasoned beef is crumbly and no longer pink
  10. about 10 minutes.
  11. Mix one package of corn muffin mix in a large bowl with 1 egg and 1/3 cup of milk. Whisk to combine. In a separate large bowl
  12. mix the second package of corn muffin mix with 1 egg
  13. 1/3 cup of milk and half the Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses.
  14. Spread the prepared corn muffin mixture without cheese into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle corn over the muffin mix
  15. followed by remaining half of the cheeses
  16. then the beef mixture.
  17. Spoon the corn muffin mix with cheese on top of the beef and carefully spread over the top with a fork
  18. leaving about half an inch from the edges of the pan.
  19. Bake in the preheated oven for 50-60 minutes
  20. until golden brown.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Servings: 8

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