Ingredients
- CRUST
- 2 tablespoons cornmeal (for dusting)
- 1/4 cup cornmeal (yellow cornmeal)
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon taco seasoning (add more if you want)
- 1 tablespoon oil (olive oil light tasting)
- 1/3 cup milk
- FILLING
- 1 pound ground beef (cooked and drained)
- 1 cup salsa (chunky salsa, mild or hot)
- 1 cup shredded cheese (nacho and taco cheese, or Mexican cheese)
- 2 cups iceberg lettuce, chopped
- 1/2 cup tomatoes, diced
- 1/3 cup black olives, sliced or chopped
- Optional: garnish with sour cream or plain Greek yogurt
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
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Step 2: Lightly grease an 8 or 9 inch pie plate and dust with cornmeal, coating entire inside of pie plate.
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Step 3: In a medium bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt, and taco seasoning.
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Step 4: Stir in the milk and olive oil and combine. When cornbread mixture is combined, shape into a ball.
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Step 5: Place the ball of cornbread dough between 2 pieces of waxed paper, and roll out into about a 10 inch round.
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Step 6: Peel top piece of wax paper off of crust, and flip over the cornbread crust on top of the pie plate. Peel off bottom piece of wax paper, and shape crust into the pie plate.
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Step 7: Cook the hamburger until browned; drain off grease. Add the salsa to the hamburger and mix thoroughly.
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Step 8: Add the hamburger mixture into the pie crust and pat down the hamburger a bit to firm it up; sprinkle cheese over top of hamburger.
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Step 9: Bake for 15-18 minutes or until crust is brown and cheese is melted.
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Step 10: Remove from oven and cover the top of the pie with the chopped lettuce, tomatoes, and black olives.
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Step 11: Slice pie; garnish with sour cream, if desired.
We hope you enjoy this recipe!
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