Quick & Easy Tex-Mex Pot Pie, Kid Friendly Meal
8 Little Casserole Pans for the Whole Family to Enjoy!
Oct 8, 2009
This ramekin baked Tex-Mex dish is a very mildly flavored low-fat version of two family favorites: Tex-Mex food and yummy pot pie meals. It is a quick and easy meal to make using common ingredients and the individually served ramekins make eating fun.
Tex-Mex Meal Adjustments for Adult Palates
In order to suite more grown-up tastes, try adding some chopped green chilies, Rot-Tel tomatoes or additional chili powder to the meat mixture. Sliced black olives, freshly cut sweet-corn and Pepper Jack cheese would make tasty additions, too.
A Simple Ramekin Meal in Minutes
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cooking Time: 25 minutes
- Time from Start to Finish: 30 minutes
Quick and Easy Tex-Mex Pot Pie Recipe, Makes 8 Individual Servings
Ingredients:
- 1 pound turkey or lean ground beef
- 1½ teaspoons chili powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 3 cups Bisquick brand baking mix
- ¾ cup water
- 1 or 2 tomatoes to yield 8 medium tomato slices, cut ¼” thick
- 1 cup sweet bell pepper, chopped
- ½ cup low fat sour cream
- ½ cup low fat mayonnaise
- ½ cup American or Cheddar cheese, shredded
- ¼ cup onion, diced
Instructions:
- Pre-heat the oven to 375°F.
- Spray the inside of 8 Pyrex or Corning Ware ramekins with non-stick cooking spray.
- Brown the lean ground meat in a skillet and drain off any excess fat.
- Combine the beef with the chili powder, cumin, salt and black pepper; stirring well to combine.
- In a small mixing bowl make the topping by combining the sour cream, mayonnaise, cheese and onion. Set aside.
- In a separate medium sized mixing bowl, stir together the Bisquick baking mix and water until it forms a ball of dough.
Assemble Casseroles in the Oven Proof Ramekins
- Cut the dough into 8 equal sections and press each dough ball into a little casserole dish and up the edge as far as possible to create a little dough shell.
- Fill each dough shell with an equal amount of the browned ground beef mixture.
- Top each pot pie equally with an even sprinkling of bell peppers and a generous tomato slice.
- Take the topping mixture and spread it evenly over each Tex-Mex pot pie.
- Bake uncovered for 25 minutes, and serve hot.
Serving Suggestions
Serve these Quick and Easy Tex-Mex Pot Pies with a side salad of sliced mangos, papaya and avocado sprinkled with a little fresh lemon or lime juice, and a tall glass of sweetened iced tea.
Note: If individual casseroles or ramekins are not available, this dish can be also baked in cake tins or other cassarole dishes, and cut into wedges or squares for serving like a pizza. This option, however, will require a few minutes longer baking time.
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