Skinny Taco Style Cornbread Casserole Tamale Pie Recipes

SKINNY TACO-STYLE CORNBREAD CASSEROLE (TAMALE PIE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9 x 9" pan with cooking spray.
• In a large nonstick pan, brown the beef; drain off fat. Stir in undrained tomatoes and corn; heat completely. Transfer to the baking pan and spread evenly. Sprinkle with ¼ cup of cheese evenly over the top.
• To make corn bread topping: In a medium bowl, combine corn muffin mix, egg and milk. Mix just until combined but do not over mix. Some lumps are okay. Using a rubber spatula, evenly spread over beef mixture. Sprinkle remaining ¼ cup cheese evenly over the top.
• Bake, uncovered, 30 minutes or until topping is set. Let stand 5 minutes before slicing into 6 slices.
• Optional: Top each slice with chopped tomatoes, a dollop of yogurt and a little olives, if desired.
• This casserole freezes great!

SKINNY TAMALE PIE RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Coat a 9″ 2-quart casserole dish or oven proof 9″glass bowl with cook spray and set aside. 2. For the tamale filling: In a large nonstick pan over medium heat, add the ground beef, onions and garlic. Cook stirring often, breaking up beef until meat is browned. Pour into a colander to drain the fat. Add back to pan. 3. Stir in beans, corn, tomatoes, cheese, chili powder. salt and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes. Remove from heat. 4. To make corn bread topping: Add to a mixing bowl 1½ cups water and corn bread mix. Mix by hand until lumps disappear. 5.. Pour the tamale mixture into the casserole dish. Spread evenly. Top with corn bread batter and spread evenly. 6. Bake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the corn bread comes out clean. 7. Cool a bit and cut into 8 slices. This dish will keep for several days in the refrigerator and freezes great. Makes 8 servings Food Fact It's argued as to where tamale pie originated. It's a toss-up whether it came from Mexico, Texas or California. Early recipes called for pork or beef cubed or hashed but today it's usually made with ground beef. Shopping Tip Most large supermarkets sell Marie Callender's Southwest Cornbread Mix. It's usually found in the baking aisle where the other cornbread mixes are displayed. Their low fat corn bread mix will also work for this recipes.