Us Army Tamale Pie 1940s 1950s

Submitted by Chef #208121

"From the US Army.. 1940s or 1950s. With healthy alternatives on the side"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6-10

ingredients

• 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes
• 2 (16 ounce) cans creamed corn
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1⁄4 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 lb bulk sausage or 1 lb low fat Italian turkey sausage
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 (16 ounce) cans black olives, drained well
• 2 cups yellow cornmeal
• 3 cups milk or 3 cups skim milk
• 3 beaten eggs or 3/4 cup Egg Beaters egg substitute

directions

1. Sausage can be hot or mild.
2. Combine all ingredients except corn meal, milk, and eggs in 5 or 6 quart pan.
3. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Add corn meal, milk, and eggs.
5. Cook an additional 15 minutes, stirring often, since it can stick.
6. Pour into 2 greased (or sprayed) baking dishes (9x13 ish; this isn't critical; it can be in slightly smaller ones, but baking time may be slightly longer)
7. Bake in 350 oven for about 30 minutes, until well set. Let sit for 5 minutes or so before cutting. Consistency should be just slightly less firm than cornbread.

Reviews

[MomLuvs6]

Very Good. Doubled the recipe. Easy to make.

 

[SheDino]

Scaled this recipe down for two and added a few ingredients. Used a 10 oz can of tomatoes with chilies, a can of black olives, added 1 teaspoon each garlic powder, cumin and onion powder, 1 cup of taco cheese and omitted chili powder. Used 1 egg, 1 cup milk and 2/3 cup cornmeal. Used 7 ozs of fully-cooked smoked turkey sausage. I processed the whole recipe in a food processor and skipped the stove top step. Cooked this at 375F in a 9-13 Pyrex pan for between 30-40 minutes Done when knife inserted in center comes out clean). The rest step is mandatory. Tried this recipe before in a deeper pan and it took nearly two hours to cook.