Sweet Tamale Pie

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

This sweet tamale pie recipe has a ground beef, corn, hot tomato sauce, and green chile filling topped with chiles and Mexican cheese loaded cornbread.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 onion, chopped
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 pound lean ground beef
2 (7 ounce) cans Mexican-style corn (such as Green Giant®)
1 (8 ounce) jar chunky salsa
1 (7 3/4 ounce) can Mexican-style hot tomato sauce (such as El Pato®)
1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chiles
1 (1 ounce) packet taco seasoning mix
1 (15 ounce) package corn bread mix (such as Krusteaz® Honey Corn Bread Mix)
2/3 cup milk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
2 (7 ounce) cans Mexican-style corn (such as Green Giant®), drained
1 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend
1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chiles, drained
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2 Add 2 tablespoons olive oil and garlic to a cold skillet; cook over medium heat until sizzling and fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in onion, salt, and black pepper; cook until onion is translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. Add ground beef; cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 10 minutes.
3 Stir 2 cans Mexican-style corn, salsa, tomato sauce, 1 can chopped green chiles, and taco seasoning into ground beef mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover skillet, and simmer until liquid has reduced, about 15 minutes. Transfer ground beef filling to a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
4 Combine cornbread mix, milk, vegetable oil, and egg in a bowl; fold in 2 cans drained Mexican-style corn, Mexican cheese blend, 1 can drained green chiles, and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Spoon cornbread mixture over ground beef filling.
5 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into cornbread comes out clean, about 30 minutes.