Beef / Pork

Tamale Pie from Eating Well takes several minutes to prepare.

Tamale Pie from Eating Well takes several minutes to cook.

Tamale Pie from Eating Well makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Tamale Pie from Eating Well are:

1 1/3 cup water
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
1/2 cup cold water
1/2 tsp salt
10 oz ground beef
3/4 cup chopped onion
3/4 cup chopped green and/or red pepper
2 gloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp chili powder
1 14.5-oz can no-salt-added diced tomatoes, drained
1 11-oz can whole kernel corn, drained
2 tbsp tomato paste
2 tbsp snipped fresh cilantro or parsley
1/2 cup shredded reduced fat cheddar or Monterey jack cheese (2 ounces)

Here is how you make Tamale Pie from Eating Well:

6 servings1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat a 2-quart square baking dish with nonstick cooking spray; set aside. In a small saucepan, bring the 1 1/3 cups water to boiling. In a small bowl, stir together the cornmeal, the 1/2 cup cold water, and 1/4 tsp ofnthe salt. Slowly add the cornmeal mixture to the boiling water, stirring constantly. Cook and stir until mixture returns to boiling; reduce heat. Cook over low heat about 10 minutes or until mixture is very thick, stirring occassionally. 2. Pur the hot mixture into the prepared dish. Cover and chill while preparing filling. 3. For filling: in a large skillet, cook turkey, onion, sweet pepper, and garlic until meat is brown. Drain off fat. Stir chili powder and the remaining 1/4 tsp salt into meat mixture in skillet; cook for 1 minute. Stir in the drained tomatoes, corn, tomato paste, and the 2 tbsps cilantro.4. Spoon the meat mixture on top of thhe chilled cornmeal mixture in baking dish.5. Bake, uncovered, about 25 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with cheese. If desired, sprinkle with additional snipped cilantro.Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PSETZER.

The nutritional information for Tamale Pie from Eating Well is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 262.3

• Total Fat: 12.8 g
• Cholesterol: 42.0 mg
• Sodium: 481.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 23.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.6 g
• Protein: 14.0 g