Chicken Tamale Pie Recipe

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Chicken Tamale Pie
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Directions:

  1. Place carrots in large heavy skillet with spray fat free oil, salt & pepper. Cover & cook over medium-high heat for 5-8 minutes (semi tender but still crunch).
  2. Add onion, peppers, garlic, olive oil, cumin, chili powder, and chives to pan reduce heat to medium for 20 minutes without browning.
  3. In the meantime, put chicken breasts in another skillet (no oil or spray) at medium with lid). Turn chicken every 5 minutes.
  4. Once vegetables are softened, add tomatoes, chilis, and lime juice. Bring vegetables to simmer and cook for several minutes, until slightly thickened.
  5. Remove chicken from pan and slice into small pieces (marble size). Best to use 8 chef knife.
  6. Toss chicken, cilantro, and corn into vegetable pan. Mix well and lower temperature to low.
  7. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  8. Make Polenta in two batches.
  9. Put 5 cups of chicken broth in sauce pot, whisk in 2 cups cornmeal very slowly. Whisking constantly over medium heat. Continue whisking until very mushy, almost like oatmeal. Remove polenta from heat, add .5 table spoons of light butter.
  10. Repeat previous step
  11. Let polenta rest and cool for 5 minutes (it will get a film across the top- which is good).
  12. Spoon half of one polenta mixture into bottom of cassarole dish.
  13. Add meat filling.
  14. Spoon other half into top of casserole dish.
  15. Do these last 3 steps again for the second casserole dish.
  16. Dot the top of each dish with a tiny bit of butter (1 tbl each).
  17. Place in over for 35-45 minutes (middle of oven).
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 5581.43 Kcal (23368 kJ)
Calories from fat 1888.36 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 209.82g 323%
Cholesterol 808.39mg 269%
Sodium 15895.81mg 662%
Potassium 10536.08mg 224%
Total Carbs 625.92g 209%
Sugars 97.36g 389%
Dietary Fiber 72.8g 291%
Protein 309.85g 620%
Vitamin C 819.5mg 1366%
Vitamin A 4.8mg 159%
Iron 31.2mg 173%
Calcium 1864.6mg 186%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 95.01 Kcal (398 kJ)
Calories from fat 32.14 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.57g 323%
Cholesterol 13.76mg 269%
Sodium 270.58mg 662%
Potassium 179.34mg 224%
Total Carbs 10.65g 209%
Sugars 1.66g 389%
Dietary Fiber 1.24g 291%
Protein 5.27g 620%
Vitamin C 13.9mg 1366%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 159%
Iron 0.5mg 173%
Calcium 31.7mg 186%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 128.3
    Points
  • 144
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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