- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound, 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, plus 1 teaspoon adobo sauce, from can chipotle in adobo
- 1 cup grated Cheddar
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 (8.5-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. 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.
Partakers: Don, Elise and I
Approvals: The best one so far, good and good
My Comments: This is such an easy dish to make that I decided to post it during the week. I got spoiled tonight as I usually don't but Elise browned the meat for me so it was ready to go when I got home. This is a family favorite and I'm not sure what I did but Don said it was the best one so far. Elise loves the cornbread part the most and will pick at it when there's leftovers. I also like the cornbread mixed with the meat, beans and best of all Chipotle Chilis I also topped it off with some leftover Monterey Jack cheese. I cooked it and baked it all in one pot, my favorite 3 qt. skillet. If you don't have a lot of the ingredients then improvise, that's whats fun about this dish, just add anything tex-mex that you have in the refrigerator. I didn't have the green peppers and I used gr. beef instead of turkey. I recommend Jiffy's cornmeal mix in a box. If you like Tex-Mex food that's quick and easy to make, this one's a keeper!!. ~iSavored during the week :)
FRIDAY 1/22/10 - Leftovers are even better - this is me at work eating some for lunch!! m-m-m-m good!!
Partakers: Don, Elise and I
Approvals: The best one so far, good and good
My Comments: This is such an easy dish to make that I decided to post it during the week. I got spoiled tonight as I usually don't but Elise browned the meat for me so it was ready to go when I got home. This is a family favorite and I'm not sure what I did but Don said it was the best one so far. Elise loves the cornbread part the most and will pick at it when there's leftovers. I also like the cornbread mixed with the meat, beans and best of all Chipotle Chilis I also topped it off with some leftover Monterey Jack cheese. I cooked it and baked it all in one pot, my favorite 3 qt. skillet. If you don't have a lot of the ingredients then improvise, that's whats fun about this dish, just add anything tex-mex that you have in the refrigerator. I didn't have the green peppers and I used gr. beef instead of turkey. I recommend Jiffy's cornmeal mix in a box. If you like Tex-Mex food that's quick and easy to make, this one's a keeper!!. ~iSavored during the week :)
FRIDAY 1/22/10 - Leftovers are even better - this is me at work eating some for lunch!! m-m-m-m good!!
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