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Smokey-Spicy Tamale Pies

Recipes »  Main Dish  »  Tacos, Burritos and Enchiladas

While ground chipotle chile offers smokey notes, you can also use 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper for pure fiery flavor.

"Excellent! My wife called it southwestern shephard's pie and that's pretty accurate." - sbjonas

Yield: 2 Servings Ready in 45 minutes

Cuisine: Tex-MexMain Ingredient: Turkey

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 2 Servings
4 ouncesground turkey
1/2 cuponion chopped
1/2 cupfrozen whole-kernel corn; thawed
2 clovesGarlic; minced
1 teaspoonchili powder
1/2 teaspoonground cumin
1/4 teaspoonground chipotle chile pepper
1 cupred kidney beans; canned organic, rinsed and drained
1 can (14.5 oz)fire-roasted tomatoes with green chiles; undrained (such as Muir Glen)
Cooking Spray
1 1/10 ouncesall-purpose flour; (about 1/4 cup)
1/4 cupyellow cornmeal
1/2 teaspoonbaking powder
1/8 teaspoonsalt
1/4 cupfat-free milk
1 largeegg white

Smokey-Spicy Tamale Pies Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 375(F).

2. Cook turkey in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until browned, stirring to crumble. Add onion, corn, and garlic to pan; saute 2 minutes. Stir in chili powder, cumin, and chipotle; cook 30 seconds. Add beans and tomatoes to pan; cook 1 minute. Divide turkey mixture evenly between 2 (1 1/2-cup) ramekins coated with cooking spray.

3. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt, stirring with a whisk. Combine milk and egg white, stirring with a whisk. Add milk mixture to flour mixture; stir just until moist. Spoon batter evenly over turkey mixture. Place the ramekins on a baking sheet. Bake at 375(F) for 25 minutes or until crust is browned.

Notes

Amount per serving Calories: 431 (serving size: 1 pie)

Calories from fat: 11%

Fat: 5.2g

Saturated fat: 1.4g

Monounsaturated fat: 1.9g

Polyunsaturated fat: 1.3g

Protein: 25.9g

Carbohydrate: 68.7g

Fiber: 9.4g

Cholesterol: 45mg

Iron: 5.5mg

Sodium: 964mg

Calcium: 186mg

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Smokey-Spicy Tamale Pies Reviews

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Excellent! My wife called it southwestern shephard's pie and that's pretty accurate.
9 months, 2 weeks, 3 days, 7 hours, 22 minutes ago

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