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Looking for a new recipe to spice up plain old Taco Tuesday? This one’s for you. 😉
Tamale Pie
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb ground beef
- 1 pack taco seasoning
- 1 can whole kernel corn drained
- 1 can diced tomatoes or Rotel do not drain
- 3 cups French's fried onions
- 1-2 boxes Jiffy corn muffin mix
- 1/2 cup shredded cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
- In a large skillet, cook ground beef until done. Drain.
- Stir in taco seasoning, corn (drained), canned tomatoes or Rotel (not drained) and French fried onions. Spread into the bottom of a 2 1/2 Quart size dish or a 9X13 dish.
- Prepare muffin mix according to package directions (if you use a 9X13 you may need 2 boxes of Jiffy).
- Spread the muffin mix on top of the beef mixture to cover it. Bake uncovered at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until cornbread is golden on top.
- Top with cheese and remaining French fried onions. Return to oven until cheese is melted about 2 - 3 minutes. Serve with sour cream. 🙂
Recipe adapted from Southern Plate
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How do you divide the onions between base and topping. I’m not sure how much of the 3 cups to reserve.
Hi Jo ~ you can do half and half! So 1 1/2 cups stirred in, and 1 1/2 cups on top! 🙂 Hope that helps!
Is this in one of the PP menu plans? Which one? Thanks!
Hi Tracie, we do not have that exact recipe in our meal plans but we did tweak that one and added it to our Summer Menu Plan and it’s so yummy!! 🙂
Can you freeze this casserole successfully?
Delish! I omitted the onions (too much fat) and added drained and rinsed black beans. Even the picky 7 yo that doesn’t like beans ate it!