The Best Tamale Pie 

When I was a kid my mother used to make tamale pie and I loved it. I am 67 now, been married 40 years. A few months ago I tried describing to my wife what my mom used to make, I couldn't remember what she called it and didn't do to well describing it. When I saw you making this I recognized it, looked at the title and "That's it Tamale Pie!" I brings back memories and looks good.

What a sweet couple. I love how you support the local ranchers for your beef. I spent 30 years in Houston and my neighbor used to bring me homemade tamales at least once a month.

I made this tonight and my husband loved it. He said “Wow, it tastes just like a tamale!”. Thank you Mrs. Lori💜💜💜

When I lived in Knoxville, there was this little "off the beaten path" place, (I had to have someone show me how to get there). I used to go in and so many great Mexican dishes. I used to get a "full house". (Tamales in the bottom of the bowl, chili con carne over it, diced onion and chilies, and melted cheese on top. You have taken me back 35 yrs.

I remember my grandmother making tamale pie. She would always put the Masa into the pan first using her hands to spread it out and push it up the sides I'm about an 8th to a quarter inch thick. Then the feeling would go in and she would top that with sliced cheese and olives. I remember her boiling the Masa mix like you would do a polenta so everything was cooked only thing you needed to do was allow everything to come up to temperature and the top of the cheese caramelized a little.

I agree with you mam, there’s nothing like home cooked Mexican food. It’s a blessing to have a Mexican mom that makes you home made tortillas, tamales, caldos etc. etc. I’m very glad you appreciate our food. A very loving home.

Love the tamale pie recipe!! I'm a fellow Texan, even though I live in Oregon now. Loved seeing Mr. Brown in his overalls. My daddy wore overalls, and hardly anything else except for church. We even buried him in a brand new pair, because we thought he would be pleased. Thanks for your great videos, I love your country ways.😊

The way you said “it’s going to be all right”. I found that very comforting. Everything is going to be all right

Hello i made a tamale pie. I made my topping with corn meal ,cheese ,milk (scaled milk) I also added a can of sliced black olives and a drained can of whole kernel corn to meat mixture. Spread topping on meat mix in casserole to bake Very good

You two are just the sweetest couple! Being a Tex-Mex, I completely agree that Mexican food is thee best! 😋

What a wonderful Chanel, this is my happy place in world of madness lately. When I retire I plan to live just like this with my wonderful husband

I love hearin' your windchime in the background.... I love windchimes, just like my dad. He would make them out of stainless steel. He's gone now, but the sounds that his windchimes make live in my heart forever!

I intend to make this recipe, but I'll tell you, I just enjoyed listening to Miss Lori talk.

The way he looks at that tamale pie, lordddd. :D I wish my husband was as excited about food as I am, and as Mr. Brown is! I love to cook and I love to eat even more.

I worked at a hospital just outside of Houston years ago and the tamale lady would come by on payday and we bought her tamales every time!! So good. I’m drooling at the memories!

We have made this tamale pie several times, and the whole family loves it! Thank you for sharing.

So I'm sitting here going through some old papers and watching this. Sounding good, getting hungry. Lori, seriously, the very next paper I unfolded was a recipe sent to me by my (late) Aunt J in February 1988 for her "Amigo Pie". I had to stop the video for a minute to read over it, remembering the visit where she made it. Her recipe is similar to yours with the addition of 1/2 cup each sliced olives and diced onion and 1 TBSP Chile powder in with the meat mixture. The other difference was that she added 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar and 1/2 cup sliced olives to the masa/cornbread mixture and put that in the casserole dish first, then poured the meat mixture in the center of the masa mixture. Topped with an additional 1/2 cup shredded cheese and sometimes some additional olives. I recall her garnishing with a dollop of sour cream. It was so good ... as I'm sure your recipe is. So now I've definitely got to make this. Thank you not only for this lovely recipe... but the added memory of a favorite Aunt. Have a wonderful weekend. *LK*

This man is handsome and charming. His wife is sweet and I bet her food is amazing.

You cook like my Mom did. Hearty, filling and family favorites. Thank you so much.

I'm making this again today for the fifth time and my family and I love it! Thank you so much. I enjoy watching you and your husband and listening to your stories too!

I love that you write out the ingredients below the video. Thanks for all the great recipes. I learn something new & useful every time I watch.

You and your husband are precious together, hold on tight to each other. God bless you both and Merry Christmas.

Love the thumbs up and his smile. Best part of cooking is seeing those smiles. Thanks for a wonderful recipe. 👍 🍁🧡🕊

I worked with a Mexican guy. We talked about food a lot. One thing he said is that Abuela's tortillas did not taste the same in the States as they did in Mexico. I asked what the fat component was in the US and he said shortening. I figured that in Mexico she used Manteca. There IS a taste difference!

I was raised and live in Ga and I just love the way you cook....Thank you so much for taking the time to teach us your wonderful recipes....God bless you both.

I absolutely love tamales! I have such great memories of family gatherings and making a freezer full of them twice a year... I can't wait to get the mask and to give this a try. Thank you.

My mother used to make tamale pie when I was a child too. I do remember her adding whole kernel corn and sliced black olives as well. It was a big hit with the whole family.

I made this for dinner last Saturday night..., it turned out fabulous..., thank you for the recipe ! I added some garlic, onion, jalapenos, and a can of rotel in with my meat.., and used my large iron skillet..., turned out so good. The masa harina really adds the "tamale" flavor to the dish - I really appreciate this recipe as it will now be in my arsenal for quick dinners....

I just found this video...and it looks so darn good. I love homemade tamales. I can't wait to try this casserole. Even if it's hot outside, it's cool inside!

My father, who was from Kentucky, made the best tamale pie! I am happy to see the Masa being used instead of cornmeal. Thank you!

I Can cook all kinds of things, but I love simple stuff like my mom used to make for us, because we had a big family, and it brings back memories.

Thank you for sharing your recipe I had this dish at my elementary school classmates home. They topped it with cheese melted sprinkled Fritos with a gallop of sour cream. Boy have you taken me back. My mouth had been watering before you mentioned it. When you said Green chilies that where I wanna say you had my eyes focused. God bless you.

Since we are secured inside, I decided to make a large batch and share with a lot of our Mexican friends to see what they thought!! I am telling you, they couldn't believe the flavors and how close it tasted to the real thing!! They could not believe that it took me an hour from start to finish, thank you for your ideas! Happy Easter to you and your family!! I have my oldest daughter looking at your sight now for ideas!! I am trying dishpan cookies today :)

Looking good. You and Mr Brown are so cute! Me and my "Mr. Brown" will be celebrating 28 years in a few weeks. Blessings.

You remind me so much of my father’s family. The way you express yourself. Very grounded, kind and truthful. I made this tamale pie, delicious.

Oh my word...I made this for the first time tonight and it is SO GOOD!! I’ve made a stuffed cornbread using a similar filling but I wanted to try something different. The masa hating really does add something special. Thank you for sharing this and so many recipes! I love your channel and appreciate you and Mr. Brown.

I grew up on the north side of Pasadena, known as “Little Mexico”. Love homemade tamales! So much better than what you get in a restaurant!

Can’t wait to try this! We just made homemade pork tamales yesterday. The entire family around the table and lots of laughs. Nothing better ♥️

The very first time I tried tamale pie was when I stayed the summer with my cousin Jeryl and his wife Emma for the summer, Emma made my first Tamale 🥧 pie she added whole carnal korn and pieces of black olives and I think we mostly eat all of it. Your video brought back a lot of Great Memories and I have yet to eat it again. It really was Delicious 😋 thanks for a wonderful video

Yes, she has an easy going soothing voice. Going to try the tamale pie for my husband.

Bobs Red Mill is top of the line! These sound so delicious thank you! I could listen to you day and night.. your voice is so soothing and calm..I haven’t heard the words well it just depends on the weather in regards to cooking and baking for years!

Y’all are so cute! Your kitchen is so cute! Your personality is adorable. God bless you! Can’t wait to make this for my husband.

I LOVED your video. I could not stop watching it. You make tamale pie like my Mother used to. We lived in Santa Barbara, CA. Your description of your neighborhood in Texas reminded me of mine in CA: I had homemade tortillas all my life from the neighbors that were from Guadalajara, Mexico. Mexican food is my favorite food. My Mother learned to make Chile Rellanos from Mrs. Gonzales and we had them on the holidays with our Soul Food dinners because we all were so in love with them. So thank you for the memories this afternoon here in Spain where I live now. God Bless you and your husband, you are special souls and you are blessed and highly favored it is clear. You are blessing people with your videos.

I wish I had videos like this from my Mom, aunts, and grandma. it would help carry on traditions and the foods that just celebrate the family.

Hi I came across your video while channel surfing. I remember my mom would make Tamale pies when my sibling and I were younger, it brought back fond memories. I like the way your kitchen is set up. It has homey atmosphere to it. You and your husband make a beautiful couple. I will definitely be watching more of your videos. God Bless

I had a neighbor Vera that taught me how to cook Spanish/Mexican food. I loved eating her right off the grill tortillas. I'm so grateful for her, because my family loves when I cook the cuisine for them. I'm gonna try this pie though

Holy Moly Miss Lauri, I lived in Houston,TX from 1949 to 1956 and visited my grandmother's home until about 1980s. Tex Mex cooking and Tamale Pie was practically my baby food. No wonder I love your shows...we're probably related

Been LOVING watching your videos and trying your recipes! This tamale pie WILL happen within the next couple of weeks in my house!!

(@ 3:16) Has anyone else ever noticed how when you 1st add a liquid to a scalding hot skillet it sounds like an audience applause? I love it. Frying bacon often sounds like rain. I've been looking for a good Tamale Pie recipe. Looks like I've found it. My Mom made this for us when we were growing up. Thank you for sharing!

I love listening to you talk. I'm a transplanted southern girl and your voice soothes me. Your recipes look so delicious I can't wait to try this one!

FYI...I noticed that Costco is now carrying the Organic Chicken as well as the Organic Beef Better than Bullion in 16 oz. jars for same price that I paid for the smaller jars on line. I've stocked up on it because I use it for just about everything I cook and thought I'd share that info. Thanks for the Tamale Pie recipe Loridiane - my entire family LOVED IT!!!!

This is something my grandson can actually eat! He's allergic to a lot of foods and I'm always on the lookout for new recipes for him and his Mom. I only have to modify it slightly (no dairy). I'll have to use the lard instead of butter.

Oh my! One of my favorites. I had been lucky to enjoy some authentic tamales made down at Four Points. Some Navajo women made them. I cannot wait to try your pie. I do prefer easy. Your husband is so sweet, and y’all are blessed to have each other all these yrs. God bless you both. 🙏♥️

They're cute😄 and she's so thorough in explaining her technique! Thank you

Love this recipe. I made a double batch of masa and put half in the bottom of the pan, put the meat mix on top of it and the rest of the masa on top. Great.👍

350 everyone, 30 minuets to golden brown...THIS STUFF IS AWESOME, two weeks in a row I'm making it on Sunday...so special. Thank you Lori.

I made this for the first time a couple months ago. Its now a favorite in our household. I make up cornbread mix instead of the masa. Deee-licious!

I tried this recipe and both my husband and I loved it! We were both so happy that we had leftovers for the next night. Thank-you for the wonderful recipe.

I love this recipe. Thank you. We top it with diced avocado and sour cream. Awesome

This tamale pie is excellent! Lovin’ your sweet voice and peaceful spirit.

That was probably the cutest thing I've seen in a while! "Is that enough?" "Well, not really.................". It does look yummy!!!!

Watching from Riyadh! Thank you so much. So cute how he says he wants more.

Using masa flour is just plain inspired! Most recipes use cornbread, but this is so much closer to a 'tamale' pie! Love it.

When I get a hankering for Tamales I just make them the ole fashion way husk and all. Thanks to my abuelita R.I.P. Maria A. Garcia

Oh my Goodness I was so excited to see this recipe My Grandmother in Knoxville made this frequently brings back so many good memories Thank You

I'm glad I found your channel!!! My mom has been looking for a Tamale Pie recipe for weeks and yours is the best!😋😉

Never had tamales or tamale pie. I am adding to my next grocery shopping trip. Thanks for sharing!

Sounds so peaceful. All those wind chimes. God bless you

Love your pantry and cabin. I’ve used some of the same ideas. I love the rustic and homey atmosphere that y’all have!

Thanks for this video. I know this method, but I love it so much, I watched your video anyway, to see if I could learn any new tricks. It is great using cornbread batter, but masa harina does make it taste more like an individual tamal. If you cover your batch with wet corn shucks and cover with a foil tent, it tastes even more like a hand rolled tamal. I love the skillet version; because I can load up on extras, as you did with the cheese. Personally, I love it with cheese, onions, chopped garlic, pepperoncini and olives. I serve it covered with chili and a spoon of sour cream, with guacamolé, chips & salza on the side. 🎄 Merry Christmas! 🎄

Thank you Miss Lori. I have made this a go to recipe over the last year . Pork,chicken,beef. No matter what the meat this is a delicious meal.

I just made your tamale pie! Whoo Wee! This is ridiculously good!!! My husband has fallen in love with me all over again😂😂😂Thank you for this awesome recipe!

Thank you Lori, for showing your talent and family! Bless you! Love your kitchen! GOTTO make this recipe!

Thank you for sharing, my husband's grandpa Ayala would make homemade tortillas and my husband said he would eat them faster than grandpa could make them.

Cast iron is the bomb! I cook everything in mine. This is same recipe my grandmother made. Love it! My husband loves a little more heat so I make 2 one for him one for us. Wonderful.

Lori, I made this for dinner tonight and wanted to let you know my crew loved it! They told me I have to make it regularly now. Thank you for sharing it.

My son keep asking me to make tamales, I don't care for them so I don't want to invest the time to make. I'll try this. Thank you :)

Mr. Brown looks like a HAPPY CAMPER 😜 And BLESSED to have a Wonderful Wife.

Thank you for the tip on putting oil on the back of the spoon to spread the masa. I made Tamale Pie like you using the same ingredients and a castiron skillet. This tip will make it much easier to top the meat mixture.

I’m so glad I found you. Loved watching and listening to you. I am going to try this. My boy is coming home for Christmas, he’s a Marine. I’ll make it for him and I know he’ll love it! We live in Houston, just outside of Houston and you’re right, there’s nothing like Tex-Mex and Mexican food! ❤️ Thank you for sharing your recipe.

Thanks to this crazy pandemic, I actually have time to watch RU-vid, and just discovered you! What an absolutely adorable couple, and I love your warm, down-home style. I will be binge-watching all of your videos this weekend! Take care and be safe.

Thanks so much for this beautiful recipe! My husband is Mexican & agrees: Tamales are an act of love, haha! We're trying this recipe tonight.....YUM 🥘

My mom put olives in the Mesa mix...I loved it. Sometimes she would put a can of creamed corn on either side, the hamburger mix or the Mesa mix. Talk about something so great! Thank you, as always for helping some of us remember what we grew up on and how wonderful it was!

That was a HUGE portion you gave to Mr.! My husband would love you:)

Oh my...looked and sounded like me and my sweetheart of 38 years. Thanks so much, from a Texan!😀

Beans-taters & cornbread❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️OMG I was born in Odessa TX and grew up in Belton/Temple TX- area our family is Huge well tamale Pie is best in the world 🥰✨✨💖👍🏻

Sometimes I just wanna say "to heck with your recipes". I would just rather hear you talk. Love that accent! And yes, thank you for the recipes!

So sorry I can't come visit you! I imagine it would be a great time!

Boy Miss Lori my husband was a happy guy when I made this for him. It was delicious. I love watching your videos and just good old fashioned home cooking. God bless you in the New Year!

Can't wait to try this in Atlanta, Georgia! Thank you and y'all are super cute!

This is one of my favorite videos. I've watched it several times! I love hearing you & love seeing you & your husband together. Him telling you "not really" is the cutest. ♡

You made me hungry for my grandmothers cooking. I grew up on the old north side of Houston. There was nothing better than all the aunts, moms, and grandmother in the kitchen, preparing the tamales for Christmas. The good ‘old days! Thank you for reminding me.

Hi Laurie, thanks so much for sharing this recipe, I made it for dinner tonight and WOW!!! My husband and I both loved it so much we both went back for seconds. I snapped a picture of it, but I'm not sure how to upload it onto the comments or if I even can. I've tried several of your recipes, Laurie, and we have loved them all..

This looks so good. My Grandma from Texas made Tamale Pie. She put olives and whole corn in the meat mix. It was always one of my favorites.

That was the sweetest story ever … it’s so neat how you learn to try something different as far as food goes… Wish everyone could be like that… those are memories you get to have forever

This was really great...but an accidental thing we found out was that if you freeze it and then reheat in the oven covered with foil...the masa gets more of that tamale moist moist texture instead of fresh out of the oven cornbread. You were talking about how to get more of that tamale masa texture on top and that's one way to get it. Turn it into a freezer meal.

Aw miss Lori ya took me back to my granny’s (wela) kitchen I had forgotten that recipe💕💕love ya! Thank you for the nostalgic comfort cooking👋🏻🥰 blessings to you both ❤️ love ya from Texas

I’ve saved so many of your recipes, love how you cook. This looks so good besides being fast, I’ve gotta do this. ❤️👍🏻

She’s right, making tamales is definitely a labor of love. I had 3 dozen tamales made with wild pork and deer and they were delicious. I had 2 dozen left over which I froze and my freezer went out and I lost them. I don’t think I’ll make them again. I’ll just make tamale pie. I put onions and garlic in mine I use cornbread on top but I’ll use masa next time. She cooks like my grandmother. Very interesting recipes. I’ll keep watching her.

So glad I found this, I haven't made this in over 50yrs and couldn't remember how it was made. We will be having it this week, Thank you