Chicken Tamale casserole

Jennplus2

This Chicken Tamale casserole is a quick and easy swap for more traditional tamales - but just as delicious!
My kiddos love it, so it's not 2 spicy for the young ones. But then again they have grown up on my Mexican daycare ladys cooking.

I found this Mexican dish to satisfy my cravings for the tamales I use to love at Mexican restaurants. Most homemade tamale recipes are too time-consuming to prepare for weeknight meals, but I discovered a corn bread mix approximates the flavor.

Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients

* 1 cup (4 ounces) pre-shredded 4-cheese Mexican blend cheese, divided
* 1/3 cup fat-free 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 (8.5-ounce) box corn muffin mix (such as Martha White)
* 1 (4-ounce) can chopped green chiles, drained
* Cooking spray
* 1 (10-ounce) can red enchilada sauce (such as Old El Paso)
* 2 cups shredded cooked chicken breast
* 1/2 cup fat-free sour cream

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 400°.

2. Combine 1/4 cup cheese and next 7 ingredients (through chiles) in a large bowl, stirring just until moist. Pour mixture into a 13 x 9–inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.

3. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes or until set. Pierce entire surface liberally with a fork; pour enchilada sauce over top. Top with chicken; sprinkle with remaining 3/4 cup 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.
Nutritional Information

Calories:
354 (36% from fat)
Fat:
14.1g (sat 7.1g,mono 3.3g,poly 1.2g)
Protein:
18.9g
Carbohydrate:
36.3g
Fiber:
2.5g
Cholesterol:
58mg
Iron:
1.7mg
Sodium:
620mg
Calcium:
179mg

ellykay7

This sounds great, but what's the serving size?

Nlongenecker

This sounds awesome! Thanks!

marybethbeech

I'm going to print this out and make it tonight! Thanks

Jennplus2

This sounds great, but what's the serving size?

8

It says that under direction # 3

mommamills

yum yum. thanks!

mommamills

dbl post....sorry

Jennplus2

It is really yummy! I have never had any leftovers so I am not sure if it warms well, but it is a fun one to have the kids help with. Mine fight over who gets to plop the sour cream on top. :laugh:

You can also change the cheese to low fat or use less to lower the calories. Just play around and make it the way you like. I make my son a dairy free one but it is not as good.

onyxlibra7

Bump

tleigh

bump!

ellykay7

This sounds great, but what's the serving size?

8

It says that under direction # 3

I get that it serves 8 but I mean as far as the nutrition goes. What's the serving size (maybe in ounces or something) that has the nutrition facts that you listed? Hope that makes sense. Thanks

rcatr

reading this recipe made my mouth water. thanks!

Nlongenecker

bump

Nlongenecker

Made this over the weekend-hubby loved it! I used canned 94% FF Chicken, turned out really good. I would definitely recommend it!