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

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

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Ingredients

  

• Baked cornbread make according to your package
• 1 lb ground beef
• 8 oz tomato sauce
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 Tbs minced onions
• 1 Tbs cumin
• 1 Tbs chili powder
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 2 Tbs gluten-free all-purpose flour for thicking
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions

 

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

Notes

I used Pamela's Cornbread Mix (12oz)

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.