Layered Tamale Pie

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 teaspoons olive oil
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 (1 1/2 ounce) package taco seasoning
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 1/2 cups canned crushed tomatoes
• 1 1/2 cups corn kernels
• 2/3 cup yellow cornmeal
• 8 corn tortillas
• 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese or 3 cups mexican blend cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 heat oil in large skillet and add onions; cook until tender, but not brown.
• 3 add beef, brown well and drain.
• 4 mix in the taco seasoning and 3/4 cup water; let simmer for 5 minutes, uncovered, stirring frequently, until spice mixture is no longer runny.
• 5 stir crushed tomatoes, corn, and cornmeal into the meat; mix well.
• 6 in an 9x9 round pyrex (or well greased metal) baking dish, place 4 of the 8 tortillas on the bottom, spread out, to cover the pan, add 1/2 of the meat mixture over the tortillas,and then 1/2 of the cheese.
• 7 repeat this layering process, ending in cheese.
• 8 place in oven to heat through, and melt cheese (about 25 minutes).
• 9 cut into 8 pieces across, as you would a pie.
• 10 serve!