Tamale Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 green pepper, diced
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• salt
• pepper
• ground red chili pepper (i use new mexico, you may also use ancho)
• 1 cup monterey jack cheese
• 2 cups frozen corn
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1 egg
• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 3/4 cup flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• 2 in a cast iron (or oven proof) skillet prepare chili filling. heat oil on medium high. saute turkey, onion, bell pepper, chili powder, and cumin in the oil until meat is browned, 6-8 minutes. drain.
• 3 add tomato sauce and beans. season to taste with salt and pepper and ground chili, add more chili powder if desired.
• 4 sprinkle cheese over chili.
• 5 prepare cornmeal topping: combine the corn, buttermilk, and oil in blender and blend until fairly smooth. blend in the egg.
• 6 mix together the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. pour in the buttermilk mixture and stir just until moistened. the batter will be lumpy. spread batter over the chili mixture in skillet.
• 7 bake for 30 minutes or until topping is golden and firm. (check to make sure that the cornmeal topping is cooked all the way through).
• 8 bake for 30-40 minutes, til topping is golden and firm. (batter made from frozen corn may take longer)
• 9 let stand 5 minutes. cut into 8 wedges.
• 10 enjoy!