Tamale Pie is a hearty and delicious Tex-Mex casserole. A slice of this on a plate, with some low-fat sour cream, hot sauce and a heaping helping of a leafy salad can make for a filling, satisfying meal in a hurry.
(To be clear, this is a “cooking with canning you have already done” recipe. This is not a recipe for canning.)
See also: Tamale Casserole
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The recipe
Tamale Pie
Yield: Makes 1.2 kg (6 x 1 cup servings of 200 g each)
Servings 6 cups
Calories 345kcal
Ingredients
- 250 g cornmeal (1 ½ cups / 9 oz)
- 600 ml water (cold. 2 ½ cups / 20 oz / 1 UK pint )
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt (OR salt sub)
- 1 litre home-canned chili (2 x ½ litre / pint jars)
- 30 g cheddar (grated. 1 oz. After grating ¼ cup / 4 tablespoons)
Instructions
- Mix together the ingredients from the cornmeal down to and including the salt sub. Zap on high in microwave for 2 minutes. Stir. Zap for a final 3 minutes. (OR, cook in a saucepan over medium heat until the mixture comes to a boil and the cornmeal thickens. You must stir constantly or it may scorch on you.)
- Spray a baking dish that is about 20 to 25 cm square (8" x 8" or 9" x 9").
- Put one half the dough in the bottom of the pan. Press out flat.
- Empty the 2 jars of chili on top of that base, and spread out equally.
- Use the remaining cornmeal dough to form a top crust. (You can make small rounds in the palm of your hands and place them on, if that is easier.)
- Bake for 20 minutes at 175 C / 350 F.
- Sprinkle the cheese on, and bake for a final 10 minutes.
Notes
If you have a jar of home canned plain or pickled jalapenos, a layer of those (drained) on top the chili layer can be nice.
Inspiration source: Tamale Pie. In: Robertson, Laurel, Carol Flanders and Bronwen Godfrey. Laurel's Kitchen. Petaluma, California: Nilgiri Press. 1983. Page 270.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 345kcal | Carbohydrates: 49.7g | Protein: 25.2g | Fat: 5.9g | Saturated Fat: 2.1g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 109mg | Fiber: 7.8g | Sugar: 4g
Nutrition
Per 1 cup (200 g / 7 oz):
- 345 calories, 109 mg sodium
- Weight Watchers PointsPlus®: 9 points
* Nutrition info provided by https://caloriecount.about.com
* PointsPlus™ calculated by healthycanning.com. Not endorsed by Weight Watchers® International, Inc, which is the owner of the PointsPlus® registered trademark.
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