Not Your Average Tamale Pie

Name: Not Your Average Tamale Pie
Yield: makes 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients: Cooking spray; 1 pound lean ground turkey; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 poblano pepper, roasted, seeded, and chopped; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 (15 1/4-ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained; 1 (14-ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained; 1 1/2 tablespoons ground cumin; 1 tablespoon chili powder; 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 (8 1/2-ounce) package cornbread mix, such as Jiffy muffin mix

December 9, 2011

Tamales are a huge part of the Christmas celebration and tradition in the Rio Grande Valley, where Sandy was born and raised. As such, the holiday season simply wouldn’t be complete without eating copious amounts of tamales. Tamales are fun to make, but very time-consuming, so many people simply purchase them from a local restaurant. We go to Delia’s in Edinburg, Texas. Around Christmastime, they make about 25,000 tamales and become so busy that the doors are closed to regular customers and the police are dispatched to direct traffic. If your order isn’t in at least two weeks prior to Christmas, then you’re out of luck! Our spin on the tamale is a casserole that saves you both calories and countless hours of preparation.

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