Veggie Tamale Pie

Serving Size: 6

Take a trip down memory lane with our Tamale Veggie Pie! Packed with childhood flavors, this dish features tender veggies topped with a fluffy cornmeal crust. It's a delicious reminder of home-cooked comfort and simpler times. Indulge in nostalgia today!

Recipe by: A taste of Home

Cook Times

Active Prep10

Hands-On Cook15

Hands-Off Cook20

Passive0

Total Time45

Recipe Serving Size6

Cooking Tools Required

12-inch nonstick skillet, 8x8 inch glass baking dish, Can Opener, Cutting board, Kitchen towels, Measuring cups and spoons, Oven, Saute pan, Sharp Knives, Top Stove

Ingredients

Veggies pie

1 onion chopped
1 teaspoon avocado oil
1 clove garlic minced
14 1/2 ounce canned Mexican diced tomatoes
15 ounce canned pinto beans rinsed and drained
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
4 ounce canned diced green chiles
1 jalapeno pepper seeded and chopped
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
3/4 teaspoon chili powder
3 ounces canned pitted black olives or more, as needed

For the topping

1/2 cup all-purpose flour plus 1 tablespoon
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/2 cup plain yogurt
2 teaspoon unsalted butter melted

Instructions

In a small nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Transfer to a large bowl. Drain tomatoes, reserving 2 tablespoons juice; add tomatoes and juice to onion mixture.
Stir in the beans, cheese, chiles, jalapeno, cumin and chili powder. Transfer to an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray.
Add on top the black pitted olives.
For topping, in a small bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Whisk together the egg, yogurt and butter; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Spoon over filling; gently spread to cover top.
Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until filling is bubbly and a toothpick inserted into topping comes out clean.

Reheating Instructions

Reheat one serving at a time in the microwave for 60 seconds

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