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Gluten Free Cornbread Taco Pie

Author: Lauren Kelly

Ingredients

  • Cornbread:
  • 1 cup organic cornmeal yellow or white
  • 1 cup organic corn or rice flour
  • 1 ⁄4 cup unrefined sugar
  • 3 teaspoons gluten-free baking powder or baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup plain Greek yogurt + ¼ milk stirred together
  • 2 organic eggs beaten
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted organic butter melted
  • Meat Topping:
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 1 pound organic grass fed ground beef ground turkey or ground chicken
  • ¼ teaspoon cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon chili powder ⅛ tsp if you don’t like it too spicy
  • ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • teaspoon coriander
  • ½ cup organic salsa
  • 1 teaspoon chopped chili peppers add more or like to your taste
  • ¼ cup reduced fat mexican blend cheese
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro for topping optional
  • sliced avocado for topping optional
  • organic blue or yellow corn chips crumbled for topping (optional)
  • plain Greek yogurt for topping optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400°F. In a large bowl, mix together the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder or baking soda, salt, cumin, and red pepper flakes.
  • Mix in the yogurt/milk mixture, eggs, and melted butter.
  • Prepare an 9 x 13 " casserole dish with nonstick spray or grease with organic butter. Place batter in the Bake for 20–25 minutes.
  • While cornbread is baking, add oil and onion to a large skillet.
  • Cook for 3-4 minutes until onions soften and become fragrant.
  • Add meat and cook until no longer pink and fully cooked. Add cumin, chili powder, red pepper flakes and coriander. Mix well and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat.
  • When cornbread is done (will be light brown on the edges and center is dry when you place a toothpick in the middle), add the meat mixture on top of cornbread.
  • Top with salsa and chili peppers.
  • Place back in oven and cook for 15 minutes.
  • Take out of the oven sprinkle with cheese and cook for another 5-7 minutes until cheese is melted.
  • Top with chopped cilantro, crumbled organic corn chips, avocado and Greek yogurt if desired. Allow to cool for a few minutes before slicing.