Edgar's Birthday Tamale Pie

I love my Daddy and he loves Tamale Pie, so I made this low-fat version for his birthday.

Happy Birthday Daddy!

FILLING:

1lb ground turkey

2 T olive oil

1 large yellow onion diced

3 celery stalks trimmed & diced

3 med carrots peeled & diced

1 large green pepper, diced

10 oz roasted & diced Hatch green chiles

16 oz canned green tomatoes, blended smooth

1 tsp tomato paste

1 tsp cumin

1 tsp dried oregano

1 T red chile powder

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/4 tsp smoked paprika

3 T chopped fresh cilantro

1 tsp salt

1 tsp rice vinegar

1 tsp corn starch

TOPPING:

3 cups masa

1-1.5 cups chicken stock

3 T olive oil

2 T sugar

1 tsp salt

1/2 cup frozen corn

Directions for Filling:

Brown the ground turkey, crumble and set aside.  Add olive oil to the saute pan and brown the onion, celery, carrot & green pepper.  When veggies are soft, add turkey and the remaining ingredients through the vinegar.  Sprinkle with corn starch and simmer until thickened about 3 minutes.  Cool.  Filling mixture can be made ahead and refrigerated at this point for up to 2 days.

Directions for Topping:

Mix all topping ingredients in a large bowl.  Consistency should be like a thick paste.  

Spray a 9x13 pyrex with Pam.  Place cooled filling in pan.  Spread topping over filling.

Bake in a 425 preheated oven for 30 minutes or until filling is bubbling and topping is lightly browned.

Serve with sour cream, guacamole and/ or salsa.