Beef Tamale Bake

I saw this Beef Tamale Bake a couple of different places, and I am not sure where the original recipe is-but it is a Pampered Chef Recipe, I know that. This was pretty good for a "healthy" recipe. Not my favorite of all recipes, but I enjoyed it. I feel like it was missing something but I am not sure what...possibly more to come on that. I did put a big glob of sour cream on it at the end, which makes everything delicious!

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups yellow cornmeal
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup water, hot
2 egg whites
3 tbsp margarine
1/2-1 lb lean ground beef
16 ounces salsa
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 1/2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
Sour cream to top!

Directions

Preheat oven to 400F. Spray Deep Dish Baker with nonsstick cooking spray. In Small Batter Bowl, combine cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt. Using Stainless Steel Whick, whisk water, egg whites and vegetable oil spread into cornmeal llmixture; stir until smooth. Pour batter into baker.

Place ground beef in Large Skillet. Cook over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until no longer pink, breaking beef into crumbles; drain, if necessary.

Add salsa, beans, garlic pressed with Garlic Press, chili powder and cumin to beef; mix well. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Spoon beef mixture evenly over batter to within 1/2 inch of edge of baker. Bake 20-23 minutes or until crust is set. Remove from oven, sprinkle with cheese. Let stand 5 minutes. Cut into 8 wedges.

Read more: http://caloriecount.about.com/pampered-chef-beef-tamale-bake-recipe-r33060#ixzz0fkSf7XMB

Preheat oven to 400F. Spray deep pie pan with non-stick cooking spray. In small bowl, combine cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt. Add water, egg whites and margarine into cornmeal mixture; stir until smooth. Pour batter into pie pan.

Place ground beef in large skillet. Cook over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until no longer pink, breaking beef into crumbles; drain, if necessary.

Add salsa, beans, garlic, chili powder and cumin to beef; mix well. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Spoon beef mixture evenly over batter. Bake 20-23 minutes or until crust is set. Remove from oven, sprinkle with cheese, and then return and bake 5 more minutes. Remove from oven and cut into wedges, mine were less than perfect! :)

Ground Beef Mixture


I forgot to take a picture until after we cut into it!