Tamale Pie

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Tasty Tamale Pie

"Your family will love this EASY Tamale Pie!"

Tamale (easy) Pie

Tamale Pie

For the Filling
1 Tbs		olive oil
1		onion
1		clove garlic
1		red bell pepper
4		Anaheim chilies
3		tomatoes
1 Tbs		no salt added chili powder
1 Tbs		oregano
1		cumin seed
1/4		freshly ground black pepper
2 cups		corn, fresh or frozen kernels
2 cups		cooked chicken
For the Crust
1 1/3 cups		masa flour
2 tbs		chili powder
1/2 tsp		feather weight baking powder
2 cups		no salt added chicken broth
1/4 cup		olive oil
2/3 cup		cheddar cheese
8		dried corn husks, soaked in hot water for half hour

To prepare the filling:
1	Char the Anaheim chilies, remove the seeds and chop fine, reserve. Chop the tomatoes and reserve. Remove the seeds from the bell pepper and dice, reserve. Chop the onions and the garlic. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat and saute the onion until softened, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and stir and cook for an additional 2 minutes. Add the diced bell pepper chilies, tomatoes, chili powder, oregano, cumin, and pepper. Simmer until it all thickens slightly, about 15 minutes. Add the corn and chicken. Simmer an additional 10 minutes.
To prepare the crust:
1	Grate the cheese, set aside.
2	Stir the masa, chili powder and baking powder together in a large bowl. Combine the broth and the oil, mix well. Add the liquid to the masa mixture, stirring to form a soft dough. If it seems too thick, add a little more broth or water. Add the grated cheese.
3	Preheat the oven to 350* and oil a long, deep, 3 quart baking dish.
4	Spread half the masa dough on the bottom of the dish. Spread the filling on top, and top this with the rest of the masa dough. Cover with the soaked corn husks (if you don't have the husks, you may use aluminum foil here). Tuck the husks all around the casserole so that it is well sealed.
5	Bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes. If you are using foil, remove at this point. Let it set for 15 minutes to blend the flavors. The husks remain on until the dish is served, them peeled back at the table, just before serving.

Servings: 6

Nutrition Facts

Serving size: 1 serving

Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.

The following ingredients were not linked to the ingredient database and were not included in the nutrition information:

clove garlic

Anaheim chilies

cumin seed

cooked chicken

dried corn husks, soaked in hot water for half hour