Chipotle Tamale Pie

Submitted by Stephanie Y.

"I watched Ingrid Hoffman make this on her debut on the Food Channel. I love chipotles and plan to make this very soon!"

Download

photo by justcallmetoni

Ready In:: 1hr 5mins
Ingredients:: 16
Serves:: 8

ingredients

1 tablespoon unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 lb lean ground turkey
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, diced
2 garlic cloves, finely minced
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
1 (8 ounce) can diced tomatoes
2 chipotle chiles, chopped plus
1 teaspoon adobo sauce, from can chipotle in adobo
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
¹⁄₂ cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
1 (8 1/2 ounce) package cornbread mix
1 egg
¹⁄₃ cup milk

directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Grease an 8-inch baking dish with the butter and set it aside.
Heat the olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the ground turkey, the onions, green peppers, and garlic and cook until the turkey is no longer pink and is cooked through, about 8 minutes. Drain off any excess fat and sprinkle the meat mixture with the cumin.
Add the beans, tomatoes, chiles and adobo sauce to the skillet and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer until heated through and slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove pan from the heat and stir in the cheese and cilantro.
Spread the turkey mixture in the prepared baking dish, pressing down on it with the back of a spoon to make an even, compact layer.
Combine the cornbread mix with milk and egg and spread the cornbread batter over the turkey mixture and bake until the cornbread is golden-brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Let the tamale pie stand for 5 minutes before cutting into squares and serving.

Questions & Replies

Got a question? Share it with the community!

Reviews

I love these flavors! I have made this twice with leftover cooked chicken breast instead of ground turkey. It is really good as leftovers, too.

Jewelie85
This was a great recipe! We made a few changes since we were to make this camping, in a dutch oven over a fire. The flavors were great and the texture was perfect! We'll be making this for years to come.

sleepygrl
Wonderful texture and flavors combine in this recipe although the 2 chipotles does not make it spicy at all. The cheese and beans give the filling a wonderful smoothness and I too used Jiffy cornbread for a "sweet" topping. Subbed lean ground beef, used cooking spray, and left out the g. peppers due to kids' tastes. I almost always have to sub onion powder for onion in every recipe. The taste did not suffer at all. so easy - a keeper!

lorenlou
I share the posting chef's fondness for chipotles and thought in a tamale pie the fiery condiment would work supremely well. The dish held up to it's promise and brunch today was a delight. Made a few modifications to suit my lowfat lifestyle, none of which compromised the delightful flavors in the dish. (Indeed the bold flavors here make it a perfect candidate for substitutions.) I omitted both the buttering of the baking dish using cooking spray instead. Also left out the oil used to cook the turkey without issue. Used a reduced fat cheddar and Recipe # 87115 for my cornbread topping. My one comment, not related to the calorie reduction items was that I found the pie filling not quite saucy enough for my tastes so I added some additional tomatoes with chilies and 1 tablespoon of tomato paste and water. That made this just perfect for me. Thanks cookiedog. Made for *Photo Tag*.

justcallmetoni
I tried this last weekend. It is really good. I had to improvise on some of the ingredients, but it was wonderful. Everyone asked for the recipe. I used black beans, added some additional montery jack cheese, beef instead of turkey, crushed coriander because I didn't have cilantro and was completely out of cumin so I couldn't add that. I can't wait to try it as posted, but it was really good dispite my alterations. Thanks for a great one Cookie.

cooking-BAG

see 3 more reviews

Tweaks

I love these flavors! I have made this twice with leftover cooked chicken breast instead of ground turkey. It is really good as leftovers, too.

Jewelie85
I tried this last weekend. It is really good. I had to improvise on some of the ingredients, but it was wonderful. Everyone asked for the recipe. I used black beans, added some additional montery jack cheese, beef instead of turkey, crushed coriander because I didn't have cilantro and was completely out of cumin so I couldn't add that. I can't wait to try it as posted, but it was really good dispite my alterations. Thanks for a great one Cookie.

cooking-BAG
5 Bright Stars! To keep peace in the household, I had to substitute ground beef for the turkey! Also added about 3/4 cup of fresh corn to the mixture. Well, there was one other substitution; poblano for the green peppers. Even though my packaged cornbread did not rise (my fault, can't even remember when I purchased) it was WONDERFUL! Thanks for sharing Cookiedog!

Galley Wench

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

Stephanie Y.

Fremont, CA

<a title=Click here to make your own Live MySpace Tracker href=http://www.modmyprofile.com/><img src=http://www.modmyprofile.com/liveview/counter/427105.bmp border=0 alt= /></a> <object width=480 height=360 data=http://w113.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/silversagefish/51988f97.pbw type=application/x-shockwave-flash> <param name=data value=http://w113.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/silversagefish/51988f97.pbw /> <param name=src value=http://w113.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/silversagefish/51988f97.pbw /> <param name=wmode value=transparent /> </object> <a href=http://i113.photobucket.com/redirect/album?action=slideshow&landing=/slideshows&type=8 target=_blank> China 3/08 <object width=400 height=120 data=http://w113.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/silversagefish/54ce08bb.pbw type=application/x-shockwave-flash> <param name=data value=http://w113.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/silversagefish/54ce08bb.pbw /> <param name=src value=http://w113.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/silversagefish/54ce08bb.pbw /> <param name=wmode value=transparent /> </object> </a><a href=http://photobucket.com target=_blank><img src=http://pic.photobucket.com/album/slideshow/wrapper_logo.gif alt= /></a><a href=http://s113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/silversagefish/?action=view?t=54ce08bb.pbw target=_blank><img src=http://pic.photobucket.com/album/slideshow/wrapper_viewshow.gif alt= /></a><a href=http://photobucket.com/slideshow?action=landing target=_blank><img src=http://pic.photobucket.com/album/slideshow/wrapper_getyourown.gif alt= /></a> Photos above are of Nico and Bella when they were puppies. We were only going to get one but couldn't resist thier cute little faces. In the photos below they are playing fetch with my DBF. They also enjoy stealing cubes of butter off the counter and chasing cats. Nico & Bella that is ;). <object width=480 height=360 data=http://w113.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/silversagefish/pinecrest/57e74c7c.pbw type=application/x-shockwave-flash> <param name=data value=http://w113.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/silversagefish/pinecrest/57e74c7c.pbw /> <param name=src value=http://w113.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/silversagefish/pinecrest/57e74c7c.pbw /> <param name=wmode value=transparent /> </object> <a href=http://photobucket.com target=_blank><img src=http://pic.photobucket.com/album/slideshow/wrapper_logo.gif alt= /></a><a href=http://s113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/silversagefish/pinecrest/?action=view?t=57e74c7c.pbw target=_blank><img src=http://pic.photobucket.com/album/slideshow/wrapper_viewshow.gif alt= /></a><a href=http://photobucket.com/slideshow?action=landing target=_blank><img src=http://pic.photobucket.com/album/slideshow/wrapper_getyourown.gif alt= /></a> <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/untitled.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting /><img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/200_artistrichardneuman-art-prints_.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting /> <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/projects/200_PACpic.jpg border=0 alt=Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket /><img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/projects/pacbanner.jpg border=0 alt=Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket /><img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/Adopted1smp.jpg border=0 alt=Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket /> <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/smPACp.jpg border=0 alt=Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket /> <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/PAC08Main.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket /><img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/adoptedspring08.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket /> My first time taking the World Tour and we had a blast... and I still can't believe we came in first thanks to our fearless leader Charmie. <img src=http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/rjtofanelli/banners/zaarmamas.jpg alt= /> <img src=http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/Zaar%20World%20Tour%203/ZWT3-Participation.gif alt= /> A place I always enjoy playing.... come on down to the beverage forum and join us. Make sure to tell them cookiedog sent ya'! <img src=http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q23/vseward/Bevy/officialmemberofthebevtaggame.jpg alt= /> <img src=http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e347/Saturn6666/KiwiDutch/3chefstag1.jpg alt= /> <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/CV.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket /> <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/projects/greeneggs.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket /> <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/calendar%20clips/Copyofsoybean.jpg border=0 alt=tag /> <img src=http://www.satsleuth.com/cooking/RecipeSwap2.JPG alt= width=50% /><img title=Photo and Video Sharing src=http://www.pickle.com/plink/ph/795B07337A4704307B51032E7D5F0A3578501C512307476E143E5A652E076C38735E0A377E5C0B31140741682C4659712C.jpg border=0 alt=RSC-HiddenGem-part /> <img src=http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b280/carolinamoon21/Ingredients/Other/photo-swap-7sticky.jpg alt= /> <img src=http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y120/peacefulnightdove/stpatchallenge.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket /> <img src=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v204/derf16/food%20photography%20series/MuffinLovesticker.jpg alt= /> <img src=http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b280/carolinamoon21/Ingredients/PastastickerJPEG.jpg alt= /> <img src=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v204/derf16/food%20photography%20series/Comfortstickercopysmall.jpg alt= /> <img src=http://www.recipezaar.com/members/home/1956/SoupsandsaladSTICKER.jpg alt= /> This is one of my favorite music videos that always makes me smile. Blind Melon-No Rain. <object width=400 height=300 data=http://www.esnips.com//3rd/flvplayer/esnips_flvplayer12.swf type=application/x-shockwave-flash> <param name=data value=http://www.esnips.com//3rd/flvplayer/esnips_flvplayer12.swf /> <param name=name value=FLVPlayer /> <param name=flashvars value=linkfromdisplay=true&height=300&width=400&xmlURL=http://www.esnips.com//flashxml/1/b1999b20-2041-4041-9527-5b51fb9f3d33&autostart=false&image=http://www.esnips.com/http://docthumb0.esnips.com/imageable/medium/b1999b20-2041-4041-9527-5b51fb9f3d33/?du=927a75bf-e022-428f-84b4-7bffd70666f6&uu=55ab2a78-86f0-4edd-aa7b-85de00937341&dt=1192453564000&fu=3d7ff2b4-40fb-4993-99c2-061ea7c5f0e9 /> <param name=src value=http://www.esnips.com//3rd/flvplayer/esnips_flvplayer12.swf /> <param name=quality value=high /> </object> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <object width=330 height=230 data=http://res0.esnips.com/escentral/images/widgets/flash/esnipsPL.swf type=application/x-shockwave-flash> <param name=data value=http://res0.esnips.com/escentral/images/widgets/flash/esnipsPL.swf /> <param name=flashvars value=autoPlay=no&thePlayerURL=http://res0.esnips.com/escentral/images/widgets/flash/mp3WidgetPlayer.swf&fileIds=095842dc-cfb7-454d-9641-344d59bdef58;e90a76b6-66d5-43c3-b24b-a7ca27b6141e;da394ede-a440-44f8-9c3b-e4e74cb19629;33126676-a020-4e34-9418-d2d1749fd64a;1d316cb1-f240-4533-848a-cede89ae069f;&plURL=http://www.esnips.com//plxml/528e6581-44db-4f96-ad60-c8915650301c/?cachePL=true /> <param name=src value=http://res0.esnips.com/escentral/images/widgets/flash/esnipsPL.swf /> <param name=quality value=high /> </object> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Powered by <a href=http://www.esnips.com//adserver/?action=visit&cid=playlist_external target=_blank>eSnips.com </a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

View Full Profile