Corn And Green Chili Tamale Casserole

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 (4 ounce) frozen chicken tamales or 6 (4 ounce) beef tamales
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen corn or 1 (10 ounce) package corn (unthawed)
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced mild green chilies
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 (7 ounce) can salsa verde
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 cups grated monterey jack cheese
• avocado, cut in wedges
• additional salsa verde (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f place frozen tamales in microwave and cook on high until thawed, about 5 minutes.
• 2 remove husks.
• 3 cut tamales in half lengthwise.
• 4 place in single layer in 10-inch-diameter glass pie dish.
• 5 sprinkle with frozen corn, chilies, green onions and 1/2 cup cilantro.
• 6 whisk cream, salsa verde, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper in medium bowl to blend.
• 7 drizzle over casserole.
• 8 sprinkle grated cheese over top.
• 9 bake casserole until heated through and bubbling, about 35 minutes.
• 10 sprinkle with 1/2 cup cilantro.
• 11 serve with avocado and more salsa, if desired.