Tex-Mex Chicken Tamale Pie
Cook time:
about 3 hours
Prep time:
40 minutes
Cuisine:
Unknown
Author:
Kathleen Isabell
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
Ingredients:
- 6 pounds bone-in chicken breasts
- water to cover
- 1 (15 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 onion, quartered
- 4 tomatillos - stemmed, husked, and halved
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled
- 4 New Mexico dried red chile pods, stemmed and seeded
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ cup lard
- 1 cup masa harina
- 1 (12 ounce) bag shredded Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese blend