This was going to be a quiche, but the crust was not coming together right and it was too thick. I was trying samples of the new Pamela’s Cornbread & Muffin Mix. Alison at Sure Foods Living reviewed the cornbread this week, so I wanted to try another recipe on the package. I followed the recipe for the savory tart crust, but it didn’t roll out. I finally pressed the “dough” into the pie pan like a graham cracker crust for cheesecake.
You can see that the cheesecake crust technique was successful. Still, it seemed too thick for the prosciutto and asparagus quiche I was planning. So I took a Whole Foods Bakehouse gluten free pie crust out of the freezer and made the quiche.
Then I flipped the pages of the Whole Foods for the Whole Family cookbook from my La Leche League days from the quiche recipe to the Tamale Pie recipe. A little digging through the pantry and I had a tamale pie in the oven, too.
Tamale Pie Filling
1 lb. browned ground turkey
1 cup sweet frozen corn
1 14.5 oz can beans ( I wanted black, I had white kidney(canellini)
1 14.5 oz can Muir Glen Adobo flavored diced tomatoes
Shredded cheese to top.
Stir everything together in a skillet and heat through. Pour into prepared cornbread mix crust , top with cheese and bake 350 for 25 minutes.
I used the last of the Cilantro-Mint Chutney from yesterday to stir into mashed avocado for a fusion guacamole.
The cornmeal crust turned out great. The crunch and the taste was perfect with the spicy filling. It was worth the effort to get it shaped into a crust-like substance. I’ll see if the folks at Pamela’s have any suggestions or can troubleshoot where I went wrong, but definitely worth a repeat from the taste and texture alone. The teens want it again.
Head over to Linda’s Gluten Free Homemaker to see what else is for dinner.
mmm, this sounds soo good! I will have to try this recipe!
That crust looks wonderful (for a tamale pie). I’m glad you made it work for you, and thanks for the idea.
Great save! I love the way it looks, delicious!
The tamale pie looks fabulous! My husband and I would devour this. I might have to put this on my menu plan next week. Thanks for sharing.
I love tamale anything. This sounds like a good idea – I’ve never thought of doing a corn crust, but it sounds great! Thanks for the recipe.
This sounds yummy, I’ll have to give it a try. Sounds right up my family’s alley.
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