Corn Bread Tamale Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 cup canned black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 cup canned corn or 1 cup frozen corn, drained
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1 cup water or 1 cup beef broth or 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/2 cup green bell pepper, diced
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 3/4 cup cornmeal
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 sauté the ground beef and onion over medium heat.
• 2 when onion is translucent and the meat is browned, add black beans, corn, tomato sauce, broth or water, bell pepper, chili powder, cumin, salt, pepper and simmer for 15 minutes.
• 3 set aside and prepeat the oven to 425°f
• 4 in a medium bowl, whisk together the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• 5 in a small bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, and vegetable oil.
• 6 pour the milk mix ingredients over the cornmeal mix and whisk together until well-combined.
• 7 spread the meat mixture into a 3 quart casserole and cover with the corn bread topping. don't worry if the cornbread falls into the meat mixture; it will rise while baking.
• 8 bake until corn bread is brown, about 20-25 minutes.