Chipotle Tamale Pie

Recipe Ingredients

3/4 lb	340g / 11oz	Ground turkey breast
		= (or lean ground beef)
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Chopped onion
3/4 cup	109g / 3.8oz	Diced green bell pepper
3/4 cup	109g / 3.8oz	Diced red bell pepper
4		Garlic cloves - minced
2 teaspoons	10ml	Ground cumin
1		Pinto or red beans - (15 oz) - rinsed, drained
1		No-salt-added stewed tomatoes - (8 oz) - undrained
2		Canned chipotle chilies in adobo sauce - minced
1 teaspoon	5ml	Adobo sauce from canned chilies - (to 2) - optional
1 cup	237ml	Low-sodium reduced-fat shredded
		Cheddar cheese - (4 oz)
1/2 cup	8g / 0.3oz	Chopped fresh cilantro
1		Corn bread mix - (8 1/2 oz)
1/3 cup	78ml	1% low-fat milk
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Egg white (large)

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Cook turkey, onion, bell peppers and garlic in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 8 minutes or until turkey is no longer pink, stirring occasionally. Drain fat; sprinkle mixture with cumin.

Add beans, tomatoes, chilies and adobo sauce; bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium; simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in cheese and cilantro.

Spray 8-inch square baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Spoon turkey mixture evenly into prepared dish, pressing down to compact mixture.

Combine corn bread mix, milk and egg white in medium bowl; mix just until dry ingredients are moistened. Spoon batter evenly over turkey mixture to cover completely.

Bake 20 to 22 minutes or until corn bread is golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Exchanges Per Serving: 3 Starch, 1 1/2 Vegetable, 1/2 Fat.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 396; Calories from fat 23%; Total Fat 10g; Saturated Fat 3g; Protein 26g; Carbohydrates 52g; Cholesterol 32mg; Sodium 733mg; Dietary Fiber 2g.

Source:
Diabetic Cooking at http://www.diabeticcooking.com

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