Tamale Pie from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Tamale Pie Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

=== BISCUIT TOPPING ===
1/2 cup white or yellow cornmeal
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 egg white, slightly beaten
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 jalapeño pepper, seeded, chopped
1 tsp baking powder
=== FILLING ===
Nonstick cooking spray, as needed
1 green bell pepper, chopped
3/4 cup chopped green onions
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 1/2 cups canned crushed tomatoes
1 can pinto beans - (15 oz), rinsed, drained
1/4 lb cooked ground turkey breast
2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp freshly-ground black pepper

Recipe Instructions:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Spray 9-inch pie plate with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.

For topping, combine all topping ingredients in large bowl until well blended; set aside.

For filling, spray large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Heat over medium heat until hot. Add bell pepper, onions and garlic. Cook and stir 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add tomatoes, beans, turkey, chili powder, cumin and black pepper. Cook and stir 5 minutes or until heated through.

Spoon vegetable mixture into prepared pie plate. Drop heaping tablespoonfuls topping around outer edge of filling; flatten with back of spoon to form biscuits.

Bake 25 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Exchanges Per Serving: 2 1/2 Starch, 1 Meat, 1 Vegetable.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 274; Calories from Fat 13%; Total Fat 4g; Saturated Fat 1g; Protein 14g; Carbohydrates 47g; Cholesterol 12mg; Sodium 750mg; Dietary Fiber 4g.

Caution: Jalapeño peppers can sting and irritate the skin. Wear rubber gloves when handling peppers and do not touch eyes. Wash hands after handling.

Source:
"Diabetic Cooking at http://www.diabeticcooking.com"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"08-25-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© Publications International Ltd, 2002"

Servings: 4

“That's something I've noticed about food: whenever there's a crisis if you can get people to eating normally things get better.”

~ Madeleine L'Engle (1918--) American author.

 

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