This was fantastic! I followed the suggestion of doubling the broth. I had to start it early, so cooked for 4 1/2 hours at 300°. Put vegetables in after 2 1/2 hours and cracked the lid just a little. Boy is it delicious. The sauce cooked down so no cornstarch needed for me. Definitely a keeper!!

Thank you for this comment. Was trying to figure out why it wouldn’t thicken. Putting it in sauce pan now.

Thanks so much Chari. If you ever get the chance to make this recipe with gigantes (extra large white beans), they turn out so creamy and really shine in this recipe.

I wish I could give this recipe more than 5 stars. I am thankful that I landed here today because I can’t stress enough how wonderful these turned out. When I took a quick look at the ingredient list, I immediately knew I had to try this. I can now tell you that I am officially obsessed with how great the flavor is! Hats off to you for such a phenomenal recipe!

Since canned vegetables are already cooked, you can use them at the very end of the cooking cycle and just heat them through. This is so the texture doesn’t become overly mushy. Hope you let us know how it goes.

I love my aprons! I made gnocchi with my grandma. I’m going to definitely make this creamy salmon and gnocchi recipe. It looks delicious! Thanks for the recipe.

Hi Tana,
I personally tested this recipe multiple times with the masa. In the original test, I loved the beef ratio of 1 pound and actually had half the measurements for the masa topping. I loved the ratio but it barely was enough to cover the beef and so I ultimately decided to double the masa to make spreading easier. For anyone out there who would like to make this recipe in a deeper baking dish, such as a Dutch oven, you should absolutely consider doubling the beef (so 2 pounds) and then go ahead and double the seasoning as well. I think anyone would be happy with that result.

The flavor of this Tamale Pie recipe made from masa was wonderful but lacking in sufficient filling. Could thereI have been a typo in the amount of masa for the topping? 2 cups made a LOT of topping for a very small layer of filling. I would at least double the filling. I noticed that the cornbread recipe only called for 1/2 cup cornmeal as opposed to 2 cups for the masa recipe. I honestly loved the topping, but it was too much for the ratio.