Skillet Tamale Pie - Easy Comfort Food Recipe

This classic Mexican flavored dish brings me back to a time when I was in Middle School (must have been in the late 60's). My mother used to buy a boxed Tamale Pie Dinner (I can't remember the brand, though). I remember browning the beef, adding the spice mix and then adding water and egg to the cornmeal batter.

Now that I think about it, I don't think I've made a tamale pie since then! So, how could I remake this from scratch?On work week nights, I want to get dinner on the table as fast as I can. If there are leftovers that reheat well in the microwave at my office, it's win-win. This recipe fits the bill. Fast. Easy. Good. Man-Pleasing.

I re-read this cookbook, last weekend, and was surprised at how many recipes I've…