Tamale Pie

Corn meal mixture
  • 3/4 cup Yellow Cornmeal
  • 1/4 cup Milk
  • 1 egg beaten until it screams
Tamale Pie
  • 2 pounds ground turkey (or beef, if you want to die from clogged arteries)
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 16 oz Canned Chopped Tomatoes
  • 2 cups whole kernel corn (frozen or canned)
  • 1 cup Pinto Beans cooked
  • 1 ea jalapeƱo diced (for pussies) or 1 - 4 oz can diced jalapeƱos
  • 1/2 cup Black Olives drained and sliced
  • 6 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 Tablespoons Chili Powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 7 oz can Green Chiles diced
  • 1 teaspoon Mrs Dash Extra Spicy seasoning
  • Sharp Cheddar cheese for topping (kinda like icing on a cake)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Mix cornmeal, milk and egg and set aside.

Brown meat and add onions and garlic. Saute until onions are soft and transparent. Stir in remaining Tamale Pie ingredients and cook on medium heat for about 10 minutes and mix thoroughly.

Stir in cornmeal mixture and again mix thoroughly.  Place in 2-1/2 quart casserole and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove from oven and sprinkle on sharp cheddar cheese and bake 5 more minutes.

Serve Green Chile salsa.

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