Vegetable tamale pie is a lacto ovo vegetarian side dish. This recipe makes 8 servings with 430 calories, 14g of protein, and 18g of fat each. For 95 cents per serving, this recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Budget Bytes requires onion, green onions, cheddar, and cornmeal. 642 people were glad they tried this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 55 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a great spoonacular score of 81%. Similar recipes are Tamale Pie, Tamale Pie, and Tamale Pie.

Servings: 8

Preparation duration: 30 minutes

Cooking duration: 25 minutes

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Cooking instruction summary:

Chop the onion and mince the garlic. Cook in a large skillet with olive oil over medium heat. While onion and garlic are cooking, peel and dice the sweet potato. Add the diced sweet potato to the skillet and continue cooking.Remove the seeds from the poblano and jalapeno peppers, dice both, and add to the skillet. Also add the black beans (drained and rinsed), enchilada sauce, and sliced green onions. Stir and heat through. Taste the mixture and add the chili powder, cumin, and salt. Adjust to your liking.Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. To make the cornbread topping, combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl (flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt, and baking powder). Stir until evenly combined. Next, add the wet ingredients (milk, egg, vegetable oil, shredded cheese, and roughly chopped cilantro leaves). Stir these ingredients into the dry ingredients just until everything has become wet and the mixture looks even. Slightly beating the egg before adding it helps make this easier.To build the tamale pie, pour the vegetable mixture into a deep pie dish, cast iron skillet, or 88 inch casserole dish. Next, pour the cornbread mixture over top and smooth it out evenly. Bake the pie in the preheated 425 degree oven for about 25 minutes or until the top of the cornbread is golden brown.

Step by step:

1. Chop the onion and mince the garlic. Cook in a large skillet with olive oil over medium heat. While onion and garlic are cooking, peel and dice the sweet potato.

2. Add the diced sweet potato to the skillet and continue cooking.

3. Remove the seeds from the poblano and jalapeno peppers, dice both, and add to the skillet. Also add the black beans (drained and rinsed), enchilada sauce, and sliced green onions. Stir and heat through. Taste the mixture and add the chili powder, cumin, and salt. Adjust to your liking.Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. To make the cornbread topping, combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl (flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt, and baking powder). Stir until evenly combined. Next, add the wet ingredients (milk, egg, vegetable oil, shredded cheese, and roughly chopped cilantro leaves). Stir these ingredients into the dry ingredients just until everything has become wet and the mixture looks even. Slightly beating the egg before adding it helps make this easier.To build the tamale pie, pour the vegetable mixture into a deep pie dish, cast iron skillet, or 88 inch casserole dish. Next, pour the cornbread mixture over top and smooth it out evenly.

4. Bake the pie in the preheated 425 degree oven for about 25 minutes or until the top of the cornbread is golden brown.

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