Tamale Casserole

Tamale Casserole

Cornbread, chili, and cheese — a killer combo! And really fast to make with items right out of your pantry.

Serve with a salad.

You could make a vegetarian version of this by taking 2 jars of home-canned beans (such as pinto or kidney), mashing and seasoning them, and using that instead as the filling instead of the chili.

See also: Tamale Pie (to make without the cornbread mix)

This recipe uses:

• home-canned chili
• DIY dry cornbread mix

The Recipe

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Tamale Casserole

Delicious meal of cornbread and chili, all in one dish

Course Main Course

Cuisine Tex-Mex

Keyword Beef

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Servings 9 people

Calories 292kcal

Metric - US Customary

Ingredients

• 400 g DIY cornbread mix (2 cups)
• 2 half-litres home-canned chili (2 pints)
• 125 g low-fat cheddar grated (1 cup / 4 oz by weight)
• 1 jar home-canned peppers (Amount to taste. Spicy, such as jalapeno. Optional)
• 350 ml water (1 ½ cups / 12 fluid oz)

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

• Wash hands.
• Start oven heating to 175 C (350 F).
• Spray 23 cm (9 inch) square pan. Set aside.
• Put cornbread mix in bowl, make well in middle. Add 350 ml (1 ½ cups / 12 oz) of water, and 2 tbsp oil. Stir just to blend thoroughly.
• Spread half of the mixture on bottom of pan to cover bottom.
• Bake 10 minutes in heated oven.
• Remove from oven.
• Top with the 2 jars of home-canned chili, then the grated cheese.
• Sprinkle on the peppers if using.
• Top the whole with dollops of the remaining cornbread mixture.
• Return to oven.
• Bake for about 30 minutes or until top is set and golden brown.

Nutrition

Calories: 292kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 171mg | Potassium: 804mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 5g

Peppers

• If using home-canned, you could use home-pressure canned, or pickled, but just drain first. Use peppers however hot you wish.
• If using frozen or fresh peppers, chop (while still frozen if using frozen), then if time permits, to wake up their flavour, give them a quick sauté in a fry pan with a bit of oil and ground cumin.

Optional

• You can sprinkle hot sauce or salsa on the middle layer before applying the top layer;
• You could season the cornbread mix with chopped fresh or dried herbs, ground cumin, etc etc.

Tamale Casserole

Nutrition

Per 1/9th:

• 292 calories, 171 mg sodium