Gluten-free Tamale Pie

Hands-down this Gluten-free Tamale Pie is my husband’s favorite.  It is easy to make and very filling!  I use Gluten-free Pamela’s Cornbread & Muffin Mix (12oz) for this gluten-free recipe, but you can use any cornbread mix you have (gluten-free or not).  This recipe needs to be made in dish deep enough for the cornbread and tamale meat sauce topping.   I use 2.5-qt Round (8-1/2” diam) Casserole CorningWare dish and as you can see from the picture it is filled to the very top.  A 9×13 casserole dish would work too but the cornbread layer would be thinner.  I prefer a thick layer of cornbread; either way its YUMMY!

Gluten-Free Tamale Pie

2016-08-03 18:36:04

Delicious and filling! Gluten-free cornbread topped with homemade enchilada meat sauce and cheese.

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Ingredients

1. Baked cornbread (make according to your package)
2. 1lb ground beef
3. 8oz tomato sauce
4. 1 1/2 cups water
5. 2 Tbs minced onions
6. 1 Tbs cumin
7. 1 Tbs chili powder
8. 2 tsp garlic powder
9. 1 tsp paprika
10. 1/2 tsp salt
11. 1/2 tsp black pepper
12. 2 Tbs gluten-free all-purpose flour (for thicking)
13. 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions

1. In deep casserole dish bake cornbread according to your package.
2. While cornbread is baking brown ground beef and drain grease.
3. Add tomato sauce, water, minced onion and spices to ground beef.
4. Whisk in gf all-purpose flour to meat sauce to thicken sauce.
5. Cover pan and reduce to a simmer. Allow to simmer for 10-15 minutess (while cornbread is baking).
6. When cornbread is finished baking use a fork to poke holes and crumble the top layer of the cornbread.
7. Use a spatula and pour all of the meat sauce on top of cornbread.
8. Top with shredded cheese.
9. Bake in 375°F oven for 12-15 minutes or until cheese begins to brown.
10. Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes and serve hot.
11. Add your favorite Mexican food toppings!

Notes

1. I used Pamela's Cornbread Mix (12oz)

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I was looking for more ground beef dinner ideas when I came across the Tamale Pie idea. I decided to make my own easy version of Tamale Pie by using Pamela’s Gluten-Free Cornbread Mix and a modified version of my homemade enchilada meat sauce. This Tamale Pie is truly an easy one dish dinner!

I hope you enjoy this recipe!

If this recipe looks good to you then check out my other Gluten-free Recipes Here.