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tamale pie

(1 rating)
JWhiteH avatar
Recipe by
J. White Harris
@JWhiteH
Gallatin, TN

When I was about 14-years-old I saw this recipe in some magazine and thought it sounded good. I brought it to my mom and asked her to make it. She did and we thought it was good and it became a regular dish on our table. Serve this with green sauce on the side and a salad.

(1 rating)
yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Bake

Ingredients For tamale pie

  • 4 slice
    bacon
  • 1/2
    bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 sm
    onion, diced
  • 1 can
    cream style corn
  • 1 can
    tamales
  • grated cheese

How To Make tamale pie

  • 1
    Fry slices of bacon until crisp and set aside.
  • 2
    Pour off some of the grease and saute bell pepper and onion.
  • 3
    Cut up a can of tamales and place in a 9 x 13 casserole dish.
  • 4
    Crumble bacon in a can of cream style corn, mix with sauteed bell pepper-onion mixture, and pour over tamales.
  • 5
    Grate cheese over the top. Bake in hot 400-450° oven until heated through and cheese is melted.
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