Tamale Pie

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (15 1/4 ounce) can corn kernels, drained
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano, crushed
• 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 cup water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 in a large skillet over medium high heat, brown the ground beef and onion, adding garlic during the last half of browning, so it doesn't burn.
• 3 drain the fat and return meat to skillet.
• 4 add the tomato sauce, drained corn, seasonings, and 1 cup of water.
• 5 simmer on low for 10 minutes.
• 6 pour mixture into a 2 quart baking dish.
• 7 sprinkle the corn meal evenly over the beef mixture.
• 8 carefully pour in 1 cup water over a spoon back, so as not to disturb the corn meal.
• 9 bake for 30 minutes.