Cheese and Tamale Pie (Southern Living Busy Moms Weeknight Favorites)

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 429.8
  • Total Fat: 23.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 101.2 mg
  • Sodium: 506.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 31.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 6.2 g
  • Protein: 24.1 g



Introduction

Quick and can be frozen too for another time. Quick and can be frozen too for another time.
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    1 lb. ground beef, lean
    1 large onion, chopped
    1 large green bell pepper, chopped
    1/2 C Salsa
    1 (15.5 oz) can pinto or kidney beans, unsalted (drained)
    1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes, no salt (drained)
    1/2 tsp salt
    1/2 C chopped cilantro
    2 C shredded sharp Cheddar cheese, divided

    1 1/2 c self rising yellow cornmeal mix
    1 C milk (2%)
    1 large, egg lightly beaten

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Cook 1st 3 ingredients in a large skillet stirring until beef crumbles. Stir in salsa, beans, tomatoes, Summer 5 minutes, Stir in cilantro.
Spoon into a greased 11X7 inch baking dish. Sprinkle with 1 cup cheese.

Whisk together cornmeal, milk and egg in a medium bowl. Spread batter over beef mixture.
Bake at 400 for 20 minutes or until cornbre3ad is lightly browned.

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SUZANNE88.