Spicy Tamale Casserole

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 277.5

Total Fat: 11.6 g
Cholesterol: 38.3 mg
Sodium: 712.8 mg
Total Carbs: 31.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 4.5 g
Protein: 14.6 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Spicy Tamale Casserole calories by ingredient

Introduction

As good as a Mexican Restaurant, and you can add more peppers or seasoning if you like a dish with a little more spice to it! As good as a Mexican Restaurant, and you can add more peppers or seasoning if you like a dish with a little more spice to it!

Minutes to Prepare: 25

Minutes to Cook: 30

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

4 tsp. canola oil

1 green bell pepper, seeded & chopped

2 red onions, chopped

1 jalapeno pepper, seeded, deveined & minced

1 serrano pepper, seeded, deveined & minced

1 garlic clove

1/2 lb. groud turkey breast (93% lean or better)

1 C. tomato sauce (if on low sodium diet use no salt added tomato sauce)

1 C. frozen kernel corn (without butter)

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. Chili powder

2/3 Cup ground yellow cornbread

1/3 Cup shredded reduced fat monterey jack cheese

Directions

In a large nonstick skillt, heat the oil. Saute the bell pepper, onions, jalapeno & garlic til softened, about 5 minutes. Add the turkey & cook, breaking apart with a wooden spoon til browned, 5-8 minutes. Sti in the tomato sauce, corn, 1/4 tsp salt & the chili powder; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat & simmer covered, stirring once or twice til the sauce thickens slightly about 15 minutes. Transfer to an 8 inch baking dish. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium saucepan, bring 1 cup water & remaining 1/4 tsp. salt to a boil. In a medium bowl, whisk the cornmeal into 1 Cup Water, slowly pour the cornmeal into the boiling water in a thin, steady stream, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon til the mixture comes back to a boil. Reduce heat & cook, stirring constantly, til mix thikens & forms large bubbles, about 5 minutes. Spread over turkey mixture so it is completely covered. (I try to seal the edges with the mix) Bake 25 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese and bake til ceese melts, about 5 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Cut into four sections. Serve. One seriving is one section cut into fours.
Notes:
To give it some extra kick I add either chipotle powder, or cayenne, or just add a couple of extra warm peppers.
If you're on a low sodium diet, you could use lite salt instead of regular salt. Or omit it altogether in the turkey mixture and only use it for the cornmeal mixture.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ILUVMYAIRMAN.