Tamale Pie

• From: Aisle7 Editorial Team

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup chopped onions

• 1 Tbs vegetable oil

• 1 lb ground beef

• 8 oz tomato sauce

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 1 tsp red chili seasoning

• 12 premade tamales

• 2 cups whole-kernel corn, drained

• 1/4 cup chopped black olives

• 1/2 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese

Dig into a real piece of Mexican-inspired Americana.

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Warm vegetable oil in skillet and sauté onions until caramelized.
• Add beef and brown.
• Add tomato sauce, salt, and chili seasoning; mix well and remove from heat once flavors are well incorporated.
• Remove tamales from husks and mash in a bowl; stir in corn and olives.
• Grease a 2-quart casserole dish with vegetable oil and place half of tamale mixture at bottom.
• Add meat mixture as next layer and top with remaining tamale mixture.
• Sprinkle with grated cheese.
• Bake for 1 hour.