3-Bean Tamale Pie
Three-Bean Tamale Pie B (One Dish Meal)
(Modified from unknown source, old magazine article)
Ingredients:
- 2 Large green (or yellow, red or orange) peppers chopped (1 cup)
- 1 large onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1-1/2 teaspoons of ground coriander
- ½ tsp onion powder
- 1 can 14.5 oz fire roasted tomatoes
- 1 10 oz can Rotel Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies
- 1 15 to 16 ounce can pinto beans, rinsed, drained, and slightly mashed
- 1 15 to 16 ounce can Kidney Beans rinsed, drained and slightly mashed
- 1 15 ounce can black beans, rinsed, drained and slightly mashed
- 1-1/4 teaspoon chili powder
- ¾ ground cumin
Preparation:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Use a 3 quart rectangular baking dish (or 9 x 13″ pan or divide between two dishes. Set aside (did not find it necessary to grease pan when preparing 100% Plant Based, no oil)
- In a large skillet, cook sweet pepper, onion and garlic with a little water until tender. Stir in kidney beans, pinto beans, black beans, chili powder, cumin, tomatoes and Rotel Tomatoes. Heat mixture thoroughly, then spoon into the prepared dish.
- Prepare the Corn Muffin mix as described below:
Corn Bread Mix (from plantbasedgabriel.com)
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of corn flour
- 1 cup oat flour
- 1 cup of water or plant based milk
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 heaping teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
Preparation:
- In a medium sized mixing bowl add in the corn flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir together so that all of the dry ingredients are evenly combined.
- In another bowl mix together the remaining we ingredients
- Mix the wet and dry ingredients together so that there are no clumps of flour left hiding in the batter.
- Pour the batter onto the Three-Bean Tamale Chili mixture.
- Bake the beans mixture with corn muffin topping in the oven at about 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Check at 25 minutes and if a toothpick or knife can be poked into the center of the cornbread and come out clean, it is ready. If the toothpick still has some batter on it, place it back into the oven for another 5 of 10 minutes.