President (Pat) Nixon Beef Tamale Pie
Created by Dee Ben on September 14, 2025
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 9m
- Cook Time: 2h
- Recipe #45176
Ingredients
- Crust
- 4 cups water, boiling
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup cornmeal
- Filling
- 1 cup onion, diced
- 2 tablespoons bacon grease
- 2 pounds beef sirloin steaks, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 2 cups tomatoes, chopped
- 4 ounces pimentos, minced, undrained (1 jar)
- Topping
- 1/8 cup black olives
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Step 2: Whisk cornmeal into salted boiling water until thick, stir continuously.
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Step 3: Heat bacon grease and add onions, season lightly.
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Step 4: When light brown add steak, cook until brown.
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Step 5: Add chili powder, tomatoes and pimentos.
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Step 6: Simmer for 5 minutes and season to taste.
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Step 7: In greased 9x13 Casserole, put 1/2 the cooked cornmeal.
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Step 8: Add filling and top with rest of the cooked cornmeal.
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Step 9: Bake for 90 minutes.
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Step 10: Garnish with olives.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (313.6 g)
- Calories 392.4
- Total Fat - 25.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 8.8 g
- Cholesterol - 84.1 mg
- Sodium - 1810.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 18 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.3 g
- Sugars - 2 g
- Protein - 21.7 g
- Calcium - 29.5 mg
- Iron - 1.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 9.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.9 mg