Meaty Tamal Casserole Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Mix garlic, salt, pepper, oregano, cumin, sour orange and lime juices.
• 2. Pour over pork and let it stand for 10 minutes.
• 3. Heat oil in a large pot and add the pork, reserve the marinade. Brown the pork and then remove from the pan.
• 4. In same pan, cook the onion and bell pepper until the onion is translucent (a couple of minutes).
• 5. Stir in tomato sauce, wine, marinade, pork, corn meal and warm water.
• 6. Reduce heat, cover the pan and let it simmer for about an hour. Stir occasionally.
• 7. **If it's too thick you can add some more water while it simmers.**

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Unwrap tamales and cut into thick chunks. Place a portion of the chopped tamales in the bottom of a 2 quart casserole dish. Then layer the onions, cheese, tortilla chips and chili without beans.
• Repeat this until all ingredients are used, topping off with cheese and chips. Then sprinkle with the water.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 40 to 45 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Season beef with salt and pepper.
• Stir onion into the ground beef; cook and stir for 1 minute and immediately remove skillet from heat.
• Stir pinto beans and crushed tomatoes into the beef mixture.
• Beat cream-style corn, cornbread mix, and egg together in a bowl until smooth; spread over the top of the ground beef mixture in the skillet. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese over the corn mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven until the cheese is melted and the cornbread is set in the middle, about 25 minutes.

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except cilantro and cornbread.
• If mixture appears too loose, mix 1 tbls of cornstarch or arrowroot with saved kidney bean water until smooth.
• Stir into mixture.
• Spray a 2 1/2 to 3 quart baking dish.
• Pour mixture in and smooth out.
• Make cornbread as directed on package.
• (Use the egg whites in place of whole egg).
• Add cilantro into cornbread mix.
• Top casserole with mixture,sealing to edges.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 50 minutes or until top is golden brown.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Brown meat in large skillet; drain. Return meat to skillet. Stir in salsa, beans and seasonings; simmer on low heat 5 min., stirring occasionally.
• Spread onto bottom of 8-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bring water to boil in medium saucepan. Stir in cereal; cook 1 to 3 min. or until thickened, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
• Add cheese, chiles and egg whites to cereal mixture; mix well. Spread over meat mixture.
• Bake 20 to 25 min. or until golden brown.