Gobbled Up Turkey Tamale Pie

By CandyH

This fun twist on a Mexican classic is sure to spice up any average day! Make this Gobbled Up Turkey Tamale Pie for your family or take it to your next pot luck.

Ingredients

• 2 cups cornmeal
• 4 1/2 cups water
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup shredded 4-cheese Mexican blend
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 2 small white onions, diced
• 2 pounds ground turkey meat (can also use chicken)
• 1 (10 ounces) can original Rotel tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon Dixie Crystals Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
• 1 tablespoon dry cornmeal
• 1 (2.5 ounces) can sliced olives, drained
• Cooking spray

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 25mins
Cooking time 85mins
Adapted from dixiecrystals.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Place 4 1/2 cups of water in a saucepan with 1 tablespoon salt. Cook until water begins to boil (about 5 minutes). Remove from the heat and stir in 2 cups cornmeal, butter, and shredded 4-Cheese Mexican Blend. Mix well until thick, set aside to cool.

Spray a 9 x 12 casserole dish with cooking spray. Line casserole dish with half the cornmeal mixture (saving enough for the top layer).

In a large skillet on the stovetop add olive oil, garlic, diced green bell pepper, and diced onions. Cook on medium heat for 10 minutes until onions are golden in color. Remove sautéed veggies from pan (leaving as much oil as possible) then add ground turkey. Cook ground turkey on medium-high heat, breaking up ground turkey, for 5 minutes until all meat is cooked through.

Add cooked veggies back to skillet with cooked ground turkey. Then add Rotel tomatoes, chili powder, sugar and 1 tablespoon dry cornmeal for thickening. Mix well and cook on medium high heat for 5 minutes.

Place drained olives on bottom of cornmeal-lined casserole dish.

Followed by turkey mixture and cover top with the remaining cornmeal mixture.

Bake for 1 hour. Let cool before serving.