Tinklee's Tamale Pie
- 1 lb ground hamburger
- 1 15oz can roasted chopped tomatoes. (can use a 29oz can of tomato sauce in place of both cans of tomatoes)
- 1 15oz can tomatoe sauce
- 2 tsp chili powder. (season to taste)
- 1 tsp garlic powder (season to taste)
- 1 tsp onion powder (season to taste)
- 3/4 tsp cumin (season to taste)
- 1/2 tsp black pepper (season as taste)
- 1 15oz can black olives. (i like using small ones)
- 1/3 cup olive juice. (from can of olives)
- 16 oz frozen corn
- 1 box Jiffy cornbread mix
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- Brown hamburger over med-much heat until brown and done, drain grease,, Add tomatoes and tomatoes sauce and turn down to med,
- Add l of the seasonings, olives and olive juice, and frozen corn, let cook for about 10min, taste and adjust if needed,
- Heat oven to 400F, Grease an 8x8 or 11/2 qt cassarole dish, mix up the box of jiffy cornbread mix according to directions,
- Add hamburger mixture to pan, then drop cornbread by spoonfuls over top of the hamburger mixture covering most of top,
- sprinkle with shredded cheese, bake until cheese and corn bread are bubbly and golden brown
- if someone does not like olives I leave them whole so they can remove them, it really does taste better with the olives juice in it
- I make an extra box of cornbread to eat with on the side
- serves 4--6
- dated March 2012
ground hamburger, tomatoes, tomatoe sauce, chili powder, garlic, onion, cumin, black pepper, black olives, olive juice, corn, mix, egg, milk, cheddar cheese
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/334004-tinklees-tamale-pie (may not work)