Trim Tamale Pie

Trim Tamale Pie

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 283.7
  • Total Fat: 4.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 40.5 mg
  • Sodium: 379.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 40.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5.8 g
  • Protein: 23.5 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Trim Tamale Pie calories by ingredient


Introduction

We made over a church supper stand-by. Gone are the gobs of cheese and ground beef, but all the flavor remains. We made over a church supper stand-by. Gone are the gobs of cheese and ground beef, but all the flavor remains.
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    Filling:
    12 ounces cooked chicken breast, diced
    1 bell pepper, diced
    1 cup frozen corn
    1 cup black beans, drained and rinsed
    1 1/2 cups diced tomatoes
    2 tablespoons diced jalapeno
    1 teaspoon chili powder
    1 teaspoon ground cumin

    Cornbread:
    1/2 cup all-purpose flour
    1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
    1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1/2 teaspoon chili powder
    pinch cayenne pepper
    2 tablespoons diced jalapeno
    1/2 cup frozen corn
    1/4 cup shredded reduced-fat sharp Cheddar cheese
    1/4 cup egg substitute
    1 1/4 cup low-fat buttermilk



Tips

Use the jalapeno cornbread recipe with the casserole or on its own!


Directions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8 X 10 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.

Combine all the ingredients for the filling, then pour into the baking dish and set aside.

Prepare the cornbread. Mix together the dry ingredients in a medium bowl, then add the wet ingredients and stir to combine.

Pour the cornbread batter evenly over chicken mixture. Bake 25-30 minutes, until the topping is lightly browned.

Remove from oven and allow to rest at room temperature for 5 minutes before serving.

Serving Size: Makes 6 one-cup servings.


TAGS:  Poultry |

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    14 of 15 people found this review helpful
    I use tortilla in place of the cornmeal mush. Simple and tasty. - 8/21/13


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    Incredible!
    9 of 11 people found this review helpful
    I added pinto beans, a can of green chilies and a combo can of corn, tomatoes and okra and a package of taco seasoning. Very good. - 11/10/12


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    Very Good
    8 of 8 people found this review helpful
    used Rotel tomatoes - turned out great. - 2/7/14


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    Incredible!
    8 of 8 people found this review helpful
    Definitely will become a regular on my menu. While my family felt it needed more salt... I disagreed. I will probably try Rotel instead of canned diced tomatoes next time. Agree it took longer than 30 minutes for the topping to cook... may use a little less buttermilk next time. - 9/10/13


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    8 of 67 people found this review helpful
    FYI - The singular form is 'tamal' and the plural form 'tamales'. 'Tamale' doesn't exist as a proper word. - 8/21/13


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    Incredible!
    4 of 5 people found this review helpful
    Delicious! My husband even loved it and he is not usually a fan of peppers. - 11/27/12


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    Very Good
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    Just made this, and will keep in our regular rotation from now on. Only thing I changed was I added a little diced onion and zucchini. Needed more 'heat' as we like it spicy. Increased cooking time slightly so topping was set properly. Very filling, great recipe ;) - 4/7/15


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    Good
    2 of 3 people found this review helpful
    I made this tonight. It's OK. I baked for 30 minutes but should have left it in longer because it was runny. Maybe it will be better as leftovers. I left out the cumin and jalapenos but next time, I think I'll add a little jalapeno for a *little* bit of kick. - 8/29/13


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    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    This recipe is super delicious from the first to the last byte. I substitutes the cheese for goat cheese and since I do not buy cow milk anymore, I mixed 1/4 of flax milk with 1 T of quark cheese and to 1 T of that in the second mixture.Sooooooooooooooo Good! Will make it often. - 8/21/13


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Good recipe! I like a little more flavor; so, I'll be adding more spice next time. I added a little extra cheese, and used a whole can of beans. Only thing I did differently was cook it longer. I didn't think about tamales being soft until after I baked it to a firm cornbread. :) - 5/5/19


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I like this but would add onion next time. - 12/13/18


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Was very good! I did use Rotel Tomatoes. I did have to cook extra 10 mins, as the cornmeal was mushy. My husband enjoyed the dish. It will be on list to make again. - 4/18/16


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    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Looking ahead for recipes that can be used with leftover turkey. This one looks great! - 11/24/14


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I liked the recipe because it was very flavourful and filling. In addition I could easily reduce the recipe to two servings. - 11/8/14


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    Incredible!
    1 of 6 people found this review helpful
    I luv this recipe, it sounds just perfect. - 8/21/13


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    1 of 7 people found this review helpful
    I am going to try this but going to remove the chicken and double up on the black beans, since my husband is allergic to chicken. Putting it on my menu plan for next week. sounds great. - 8/21/13


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    Very Good
    Ok - 7/27/21


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    thanks - 5/18/21


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    Good
    I added a can of enchilada sauce to make it smoother.... I used the can tomatoes with chili peppers and no green peppers. - 5/13/21


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    Good
    The flavor was good but there was not enough dry ingredient for this to be much of a cornbread. It did not hold together at all. I will modify next time. - 2/16/21


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    Somethinthg new to try. - 1/17/21


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    will try - 12/7/20


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    Incredible!
    - 7/21/20


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    can't wait to try this - 7/21/20


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    Looks amazing and easy to make - 6/29/20


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    Very Good
    Simple and tasty - 6/21/20


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    Incredible!
    Great - 6/13/20


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    yummy - 6/5/20


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    Incredible!
    Made this and we enjoyed. This recipe a keeper at our house - 5/24/20


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    Looks good - 5/23/20


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    Incredible!
    This was delicious! I added corn and chopped cilantro to the filling. - 4/10/20


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    :) - 3/7/20


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    O.K.
    Good flavor. Didn't much care for the cornbread topping. - 12/19/19


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    I don't use the peppers at all. Sparse amount of chilies as well. We don't care for very spicy foods and they don't care for us. The remaining ingredients sprinkled lightly with Creole spice are good. - 11/11/19


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    Looks like a good recipe except for the corn bread as I don't eat flour or cheese but perhaps I can play with the recipe a bit! - 10/31/19


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    Not too bad, but not up to a real tamale. - 10/31/19


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    Incredible!
    Very good - 10/30/19


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    Interesting but too hot for me. - 10/25/19


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This sounds very good. I may try it after I shop. Wish my DH would eat cornbread. - 10/22/19


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    Left out the jalapeno. Very tasty - 9/25/19


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    Fantastic - 7/19/19


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    Nice recipe - 6/23/19


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Great idea - 6/23/19


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    Incredible!
    So tasty! - 5/24/19


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    Good
    Great - 5/16/19


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    Incredible!
    Tasty - 5/9/19


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    Very Good
    This was pretty good I did go with adding green chiles and a bit of mashed beans but too much. It was good. - 4/11/19


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    Looks yummy - 3/21/19


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    So good! - 2/15/19


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Great sounding recipe that I would love to make for dinner along with a salad. Sounds delicious and healthy. - 1/29/19


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    Very Good
    Very Good! - 1/27/19


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    Good
    Yummy - 9/29/18


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    Sounds interesting - 9/29/18


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    I skipped the chicken and made it vegetarian. - 9/29/18


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    still,playing with this recipe - 8/19/18


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    think I need less not more spice - 7/2/18


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    Love tamales - 7/2/18


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    I would have to sub half of these ingredients to make it actual tamale` pie. The spices sound great. - 7/1/18


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    Great - 5/16/18


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    Mmm I love this type of food - 4/24/18


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    Incredible!
    This was a good dish. I used rotel tomatoes and it turned out great - 4/15/18


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    Incredible!
    NICE! - 4/15/18


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    looks good - 4/7/18


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    Very Good
    yummy - 1/28/18


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    Great meal - 12/22/17


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    interesting..... - 12/10/17


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    Incredible!
    Yummy! - 11/26/17


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    Interesting - 11/16/17


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    Very Good
    Good! - 10/26/17


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    interesting... - 10/11/17


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    Interesting recipe - 9/28/17


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    Good
    good - 9/23/17


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    nice - 9/8/17


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    This will be a delicious dinner for tomorrow night. - 8/31/17


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    Need to try this weekend. - 8/23/17


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    Very Good
    I tried whole wheat flour. It was good but I may need to add gluten or mess with the leavening - 8/18/17


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    serve with salsa and light sour cream - 8/6/17


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    Incredible!
    so good and easy. The boys asked me to make this again! - 7/30/17


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    Looks great! - 6/22/17


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    Thanks for sharing - 6/11/17


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    A lot of ingredients but good. - 5/17/17


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    Good Stuff! - 5/13/17


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    z - 5/2/17


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    It can be changed around a bit. - 4/30/17


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    Very Good
    This is very good and I make it the same as the recipe - 4/18/17


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    I've always used tamale pie as a leftover meal, leftover vegetables that aren't really enough by themselves for a meal. The crust here is too heavy for me. - 3/10/17


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    Incredible!
    So delicious. - 2/12/17


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    Yummy - 2/12/17


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    Very Good
    Very interesting recipe I will try this. - 2/1/17


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    Good
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    It was very good though and will definitely be making again. I was expecting something with a cornbread crust, and it didn't quite turn out that way. I halved the recipe and used a 2 qt. casserole dish, so that may have had something to do with it. - 11/9/15


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I like to make this but I leave out the meat and cheese doubling up on beans and I add a tbsp. minced chipotle peppers in sauce. I also like to add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of nutritional yeast to the filling. - 10/21/15


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    Very Good
    This was last night's dinner. My substitutions: no jalapeƱo, canned diced tomatoes, instead of the cornmeal recipe I used 1 box jiffy cornbread mix plus 1 can creamed corn plus 2 eggs and half a cup shredded cheese. Then once fully cooked, topped with about 1 cup shredded cheese. It was fantastic. - 6/14/15


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    0 of 6 people found this review helpful
    Nope, - 1/14/14


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    0 of 4 people found this review helpful
    I can't wait to try this. - 8/21/13


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Quick question- I do not have the size pan the recipe calls for (8x10). In fact, I don't think I've ever seen one! Would a 9x9 be okay? - 8/21/13