Tamale Pie Casserole



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Now, equally for me in addition to casseroles?  I love them.  I mean, nosotros likely consume a casserole for dinner most 80% of the fourth dimension inwards our house.  And, oh, practice they fit many memories for me of our dinners together equally a household unit of measurement growing up...

Yup, I scream upward I got my dear for casseroles from my Mom.

Except when ball games or other activities prevented it, our household unit of measurement ate dinner together at the dinner tabular array every night.  My Mom made certain of that.  She had an arsenal of tasty casserole recipes to aid her out alongside putting a delicious dinner on the tabular array each night.  One of my all-time favorites was her Tamale Pie.

With a spicy meat-and-vegetable filling topped alongside a thick layer of cornbread, I couldn't expect to dig inwards when Mom brought this casserole to the table.  {Or, really, whatever casserole, for that affair ...  I told yous I dear them.}


Well, I've taken Mom's master Tamale Pie recipe in addition to 'freshened' it upward a piddling to percentage alongside you, changing upward the cornbread topping a chip to contain my Mother-in-Law's cornbread recipe, replacing the dry soil beef filling alongside dry soil turkey, in addition to adding a deport on to a greater extent than spice.  Mmmm ... the cornbread in addition to meaty-spicy filling brand such a wonderfully tasty combination.

To practice this household unit of measurement favorite, precisely whip upward a filling of dry soil turkey in addition to sausage sauteed alongside unopen to onion, light-green pepper, tomato, corn, dark olives, in addition to spices ... in addition to spoon that into a baking dish.

{Sidenote:  I used to absolutely detest dark olives in addition to would beg my Mom to travel out them out of this casserole ... to no avail.  She loved the things.  So, she'll crevice upward to encounter dark olives inwards these photos.  While I all the same don't dear them, I tin right away at to the lowest degree tolerate them.  We're working on our relationship.}    


Next, whip upward a piddling cornbread batter, made extra yummy alongside a piddling shot of melted Shedd's Spread Country Crock mixed inwards ...


... I used Country Crock sticks, but either sticks or Country Crock Spread run great.



Spoon the cornbread batter over the filling ...


... roofing the filling completely alongside a beautiful blanket of batter.


Then bake it up, in addition to sprinkle the golden-baked cornbread alongside shredded cheddar when the casserole has precisely a few minutes left to bake.


Finally, dig on inwards to the magical layers of deliciousness!  I promise our household unit of measurement favorite volition larn ane of your family's favorites, too.

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Tamale Pie Casserole
Source:  Filling adapted from my Mom, cornbread topping adapted from my Mother-in-Law
(Printable recipe)

Ingredients
For the Cornbread Topping:
  • 1 c. all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 c. cornmeal
  • 3 T. sugar
  • 3/4 tsp. salt
  • 3 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 c. milk
  • 2 T. Country Crock spread or stick, melted
For the Filling:
  • 1 lb. ground turkey (or dry soil beef)
  • 1/2 lb. mild pork sausage
  • 1/2 c. chopped onion
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 small light-green bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 (16 oz.) can stewed tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 (6 oz.) can tomato plant paste
  • 1 c. frozen corn kernels, thawed
  • 1/4 c. sliced dark olives
  • 1 1/2 tsp. chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
  • 1/4 tsp. black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 c. shredded cheddar cheese

Directions
Assemble the Cornbread Topping Ingredients:
  1. In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt, in addition to baking powder. In a split upward pocket-size bowl, combine the lightly beaten egg in addition to milk.
  2. Set aside, alongside the dry out in addition to moisture ingredients all the same uncombined, spell yous ready the casserole filling.
Prepare the Filling:
  1. In a skillet, brownish the dry soil turkey in addition to sausage alongside the chopped onion in addition to garlic over medium heat; drain.
  2. Run a knife through the stewed tomatoes spell they're all the same inwards the tin to chop them. Add the stewed tomatoes, tomato plant paste, light-green pepper, corn, chili powder, cumin, dark pepper, salt, in addition to dark olives to the skillet. Reduce oestrus to depression in addition to permit simmer for most 8 to 10 minutes.
  3. Place filling inwards a 2-quart or 9x13" baking dish coated alongside non-stick cooking spray.
Prepare the Cornbread Topping:
  1. Gradually add together the milk/egg mixture to the dry out ingredients, stirring until precisely combined. Add the melted Country Crock; stir until precisely combined.
  2. Spread the cornbread batter evenly over the transcend of the filling.
Bake:
  1. Bake, uncovered, at 425 degrees for xx minutes. 
  2.  Sprinkle the transcend alongside the shredded cheddar in addition to proceed baking for most 8 to 10 to a greater extent than minutes, until the cheese is melted in addition to the cornbread is done.

Enjoy!


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