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Chicken Tamale Casserole (Cooking Light)

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- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 1 cup preshredded 4-cheese Mexican blend cheese, divided
- 1⁄3 cup nonfat milk
- 1⁄4 cup egg substitute
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1 (14 3/4 ounce) can cream-style corn
- 1 (8 1/2 ounce) box corn muffin mix (such as Martha White)
- 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies, drained
- cooking spray
- 1 (10 ounce) can red enchilada sauce (such as Old El Paso)
- 2 cups shredded cooked chicken breasts
- 1⁄2 cup nonfat sour cream
directions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Combine 1/4 cup cheese and next 7 ingredients (through chiles), stirring just until moist. Pour mixture into a 13 x 9–inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.
- Bake at 400°F for 15 minutes or until set. Pierce entire surface liberally with a fork; pour enchilada sauce over top. Top with chicken; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes or until cheese melts. Remove from oven; let stand 5 minutes. Cut into 8 pieces; top each serving with 1 tablespoon sour cream.
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Reviews
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My suggestions, based on other reviews: -I used 1 egg instead of the substitute -Cook the cornbread mix until it starts to get golden brown on the top (longer than 15 minutes) -Next time, I'll use a rotisserie chicken (even better if they have a southwest flavored one) for ease and for better chicken flavor. It was REALLY tasty - my husband and I ate most of the casserole dish that night and all that was left was only enough for lunch the next day! I liked it with plenty of Cholula on top.
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My suggestions, based on other reviews: -I used 1 egg instead of the substitute -Cook the cornbread mix until it starts to get golden brown on the top (longer than 15 minutes) -Next time, I'll use a rotisserie chicken (even better if they have a southwest flavored one) for ease and for better chicken flavor. It was REALLY tasty - my husband and I ate most of the casserole dish that night and all that was left was only enough for lunch the next day! I liked it with plenty of Cholula on top.
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Made for I Recommend Tag. This was an excellent dish and a great use for leftover chicken. Because of some allergies that I have, I needed to make a couple of substitutions for the enchilada sauce I used #306854 and for the cornbread mix, I used 1/2 cup + 2 T of gluten free flour, 1/2 cup cornmeal, 2 T sugar, 1/2 t baking powder and 1/4 t baking soda. I did have to bake the base layer a little longer than the recipe notes, but that wasn't an issue. Thanks for posting this seesko!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
seesko
United States
I am the mother of two beautiful boys. I love to bake and cook which has helped me to become very overweight.
I have lost 50 pounds this past year and have been learning to cook "lighter". We still enjoy many of the same dishes we used to. However, I have learned portion control and how to make suttle changes to my recipes that don't affect the flavor.