These little tamale pies — as made with this recipe from the ’50s — are single-serving meals, with sliced tamales baked into a Mexican-style spiced corn batter.
Little tamale pies
Inexpensive! Easy! Colorful!
Little tamale pies
Yield:
4
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
35 minutes
Total Time:
50 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 cups Del Monte golden cream style corn (1 No. 303 can)
- 2 tablespoons cornmeal
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- Dash of cayenne
- 1 cup potato chips, crushed
- 15-1/2 ounces tamales
- Sliced green onions and ripe olives for garnish, if desired
Instructions
- Mix first 7 ingredients with 1/3 cup liquid from tamales. (Add water to liquid if necessary.)
- Remove paper from tamales; cut in thirds; place upright in 4 individual casseroles.
- Add corn mixture; bake in moderate oven (350F) about 35 min.
- Garnish as shown, if desired.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 214Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 775mgCarbohydrates: 38gFiber: 3gSugar: 5gProtein: 5g
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