Slow Cooker Almost Tamales – CE
Black beans and sliced avocado
  • Clean Eating
  • freezable, poultry, slow cooker
Slow Cooker Almost Tamales – CE
Black beans and sliced avocado
  • Clean Eating
  • freezable, poultry, slow cooker
Servings:

Ingredients

Prep
  • 1 C cilantro
  • 1 1/2 lbs ground turkey
  • 1 can crushed tomatoes 32oz
  • 1 T minced garlic
  • 1 T chili powder
  • 1 t ground cumin
  • 1 C frozen chopped onions
  • 1 C frozen corn
  • 1 C corn meal
  • 1 1/2 C beef broth
On Cooking Day
  • 1 C pepper jack cheese if desired
  • 1 can black beans 15oz
  • 2 avocados

Instructions

To Assemble
  1. Chop cilantro and add to large zipper bag.
  2. Add next 7 ingredients to cilantro in same large zipper bag. Zip to seal and squish around to mix to break up the meat.
  3. Mix last 2 ingredients in a medium container with lid.
To Cook
  1. Pour contents of turkey bag into slow cooker and pour corn meal mixture over the top. Cook on low for 6 – 7 hours, or until corn meal ‘tamale topping’ is fairly firm.
  2. Top with pepper jack cheese.
  3. Cook black beans according to package directions.
  4. Serve with sliced avocado.

Ingredients

Prep
  • 1 C cilantro
  • 1 1/2 lbs ground turkey
  • 1 can crushed tomatoes 32oz
  • 1 T minced garlic
  • 1 T chili powder
  • 1 t ground cumin
  • 1 C frozen chopped onions
  • 1 C frozen corn
  • 1 C corn meal
  • 1 1/2 C beef broth
On Cooking Day
  • 1 C pepper jack cheese if desired
  • 1 can black beans 15oz
  • 2 avocados

Instructions

To Assemble
  1. Chop cilantro and add to large zipper bag.
  2. Add next 7 ingredients to cilantro in same large zipper bag. Zip to seal and squish around to mix to break up the meat.
  3. Mix last 2 ingredients in a medium container with lid.
To Cook
  1. Pour contents of turkey bag into slow cooker and pour corn meal mixture over the top. Cook on low for 6 – 7 hours, or until corn meal ‘tamale topping’ is fairly firm.
  2. Top with pepper jack cheese.
  3. Cook black beans according to package directions.
  4. Serve with sliced avocado.

* Best if cooked on Day 1 or 2
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