Core Tamale Pie

Submitted by MaRaFaYe

"A fantastic easy casserole for anyone, but particularly those on the Weight Watchers Core® plan."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 2 1⁄4 cups cold water
• 1 chicken bouillon cube
• 1 lb lean ground turkey
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 4 teaspoons chili powder
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash pepper
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 14 1⁄2 ounces Ro-Tel tomatoes
• 1 cup whole kernel corn
• 14 1⁄2 ounces dark red kidney beans, rinsed
• 2 cups low-fat cheese

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350*. Spray a 9 x 13" casserole pan with Pam.
2. Bring 2-1/4 cups water plus bouillon cube to a boil.
3. Stir in polenta, and whisk until fairly thick and most lumps are gone (just a few minutes). Spread into bottom of casserole pan and set aside.
4. Brown beef, onion, and green pepper.
5. Add chili powder, garlic, salt and pepper, and mix well. Add tomato paste, Ro-Tel, corn (with juice; do not drain), and kidney beans.
6. Spread over the cornmeal crust and top evenly with cheese. Bake 20-25 minutes at 350*.

Reviews

[DPar6310]

I love this dish. I have made it vegetarian for my daughter by using veggie boulion and no meat at all, with all the beans and cheese you still have protein. I do not use fat free cheese but I used low fat cheese and I don't think I put the whole two cups on it either. Num num

 

[Mysterygirl]

I made a couple of changes - first I used a low sodium chicken broth instead of bouillon for health reasons. Second I was out of ro-tel and I had no cans of green chilis to make my own so I used a can of fire roasted tomatos. We enjoyed the dish very much but the one thing I would change is the cheese. Next time I will use fat free American cheese because it melts better than the fat free cheddar.