Tamale Casserole Recipe also known as a Tamale Pie Recipe is one of the easy Mexican Recipes

This tamale casserole recipe is delicious with the combination of turkey, raisins and nuts but the almond red sauce gives it additional spice. This is a great way to use leftover turkey.

TAMALE CASSEROLE RECIPE

• 4 to 6 dried corn husks


• Almond red sauce (recipe below)


• ¾ Pound cooked turkey breast cut into ½ inch cubes


• 1 Cup toasted slivered almonds


• 1 Cup golden raisins


• 2 Cans chopped green chilies


• 1 Small chopped red bell pepper


• Tamale dough (recipe below)


• Sour cream

Rinse corn husks and remove silk. Cover husks with warm water and let stand at least 2 hours to soften.

Make the red sauce. Mix ½ cup of the sauce and the remaining ingredients except for the tamale dough and sour cream. Reserve. Prepare tamale dough and reserve.

Heat oven to 350F degrees. Grease spring form pan; 10x 3 inches. Drain corn husks and pat dry. Line the pan with the corn husks extending pointed ends of husks over the sides of the pan. Spread half of the Tamale dough over the husks on the bottom of the pan. Cover dough with turkey mixture. Spread remaining dough over the turkey mixture up to the edge of the pan. Cover the top with a piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil shaping down over the side of the pan; corn husks will bend down over sides.

Bake about 1 ½ hours or until dough is slightly dry. Carefully remove side of pan. Serve with remaining warm red sauce recipe and the sour cream.

TAMALE DOUGH

• 2 Cups instant corn flour tortilla mix


• ½ Cup solid shortening


• 2 Cups chicken broth


• 2 Teaspoons baking powder


• ½ Teaspoon salt

Beat all ingredients in a large bowl on low speed. scraping constantly until well blended. Beat on medium speed 1 minute longer.

RED SAUCE RECIPE

• ½ Cup toasted slivered almonds


• 1 Large finely chopped onion


• 1 Clove minced garlic


• 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil


• 1 Can (8 ounces) tomato sauce


• 2 Teaspoons paprika


• 1 Teaspoon ground red chilies


• ¼ Teaspoon ground red pepper

Process almonds until finely ground. Cook onion and garlic in oil over medium heat stirring frequently until onion is tender. Stir in remaining ingredients except the almonds. Heat to boiling, reduce heat and simmer 1 minute stirring constantly. Stir in the almonds.

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