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Hey, hi! Happy Thanksgiving week!
And Happy 19th Birthday to my brother, who is closest in age to me, Kai (Malachi)!!
I can already tell it’s going to be a pretty awesome week. For one, it’s a super short week, so we have that going for us (hello four-day weekend!). Two, Thursday we get to eat till we just can’t eat anymore (bring on all the butternut squash, pomegranate salad and um pies!) and then Friday is the official start to the Christmas season.
I mean, over here we have officially been going hard-core Christmas since Saturday when we cut down the Christmas tree. But that’s just us, or the girls of the family anyway. I mean, it’s been like a winter wonderland here so it’s pretty hard NOT to get in the spirit. All the boys are disgusted in us, if it where up to them they’d put the tree up on Christmas Eve. They are all a bunch of Scrooges if you ask me.
But whatever, this week is still all about Thanksgiving… ok, maybe a little Christmas talk, but then back to Thanksgiving!!
Some years, our house is full of people for Thanksgiving and some years it is super small. Of course the year I do not even have a working oven, our table is pretty full. Not huge or anything, but still full. All of my siblings will be here so that’s nine of us, plus Blake who should probably just change his last name to Gerard by now and then three guests. There could definitely be more added on, but as of right now this is the head count.
Guaranteed there will be a handful of last-minute people who show up needing a good meal though. It happens every year. Especially since we eat dinner pretty late in the day. Like 7:30pm or 8:00pm. This gives people time to finds us, get comfy and stay a while. Mom and I always shoot for seven, but then gravy happens and well we honestly both suck at gravy so we never end up eating till like eight. But it’s ok because we kind of like late meals over here.
Also, it’s gonna be a crockpot Thanksgiving….should be interesting.
I wasn’t really sure I’d have a ton of turkey leftovers this year because I honestly never do, so I made some turkey breast the other week for the sole purpose of making this tamale pie. I have been thinking about it ever since October 31st. Waiting till Thanksgiving for this was not an option.
When cheesy polenta is involved you know it’s going to be good. Just sayin.
This pie could not be more perfect for the day after Thanksgiving dinner. It feeds all those lingering guests and it’s so easy to make. Plus, it’s saucy, creamy, cheesy and delicious. Perfect cozy, family comfort food.
It’s like a tamale, but better if you ask me, because well, you don’t have to do all the work of real tamales. FYI – if you’ve never made tamales before – they are work. I tried a few Christmases ago to make them for twenty plus people and I have regretted it ever since. So I now make tamale burrito bowls and tamale pies to get my tamale fix. It’s brilliant. <–Been watching too many Jamie Oliver you tube videos apparently.
I made this two ways, one family style and one, in cute little individual skillets. The mini skillets make such a fun presentation, but for some reason they didn’t seem to be as saucy as the big family style pie. Either way is good, but if you are only serving four, the skillets are always a crowd pleaser.
If you’re not cooking a turkey this year or you just don’t have any turkey leftovers, use chicken. Don’t let a lack of leftovers stop you from making this. This One-Pot Cheesy Turkey Tamale Pie is too good, and way too easy. You just need one-pot, one mixing bowl and an oven. Oh what I would do for an oven! Did I mention that if one of you guys somehow manages to get me an oven (by Thanksgiving) I will send you cookies in the mail for like a year? I really will.
And with that I am done. I need to go buy some crockpots or mini ovens or something to cook all my sides in. The turkey’s getting cooked in this thing. OMG. Someone send help (or ovens!).
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Ok, now let’s grab some forks already!
So…. never cooking with polenta before and not knowing what it is. I bought a LOG of polenta which is all of my store had. Well guess what? That didn’t work out very well. I totally screwed up the entire recipe. I finally googled raw polenta and now I know the difference. Polenta is not a huge ingredient in this area. I was wondering how the solid log was going to dissolve in the milk and broth so I kept adding more of the log. What a disaster. I don’t even know if I can find “raw” polenta in my area.
Hey Janet! If you can’t find dry polenta, just slice the log into rounds and place it on top of the turkey mixture OR add the log to warm milk and use a whisk to break the log up into the milk. After five or so minutes the log will dissolve into the milk and become creamy. Hope that helps and let me know if you have any questions.
Tieghan!
Do you deliver?! I’m ready with my fork to dive right in to this gorgeousness!!
Turned out great. My boys gobbled it up. Thank you for all the hard work you do putting these recipes together for us. My clients love them also!
This looks so good that we are having it for dinner tonight. Using shredded chicken instead. What is the oven temperature we need to bake it for??????
Oops, sorry! The temp should be 375 degrees F. hope you love this!
Goodness gracious, I NEED to make this! Happy Thanksgiving to you, Tieghan!
Thank you so much, Brenda! Happy Thanksgiving to you too! 🙂
Oh my goodness, this looks sooo yummy! Love those tiny skillets you have! Have a great Thanksgiving!
I’m obsessed with all your skillets of every size… so jealous! This sounds amazing (mostly because anything involving the words “cheese” and “tamale” has to be amazing).
Haha! Thank you so much, Alexandra!! Hope you had a great day and happy Thanksgiving week!
Looks amazing! Plus, I love one pot meals!
I’m a little jealous you already have your Christmas tree! We usually get our tree the day after Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving!
Thank you so much!! We normally get the tree on Thanksgiving or that weekend, but Thanksgiving was just too late this year!
How adorable are your individual cast iron pans! Seriously on the hunt for them now after seeing this!
Haha! Thanks so much, Christina!! I bought those on Amazon.
It’s almost ten o’clock at night and you’ve got me wanting to go and make this now! It looks so yummy! Also, I really like the pomegranate garnish!
Haha! Thank you so much! Hope you had a great, Monday!
엄청 먹음직스럽게생겼네요!! 멋져요ㅎㅎㅎ
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I’m always ready for something spicy and really different from traditional Thanksgiving flavors. This is perfect! You keep me inspired, Tieghan.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Thanks so much, Marissa!!
I absolutely love this, and i’m kind of obsessed with the individual servings in those cute skillets!
Thanks Laura! Happy Thanksgiving week!
Polenta is pretty much my favorite thing ever! Cannot WAIT to give this a try…I might be more excited for these leftovers than the actual Thanksgiving dinner!
Thank you!
Tamale? Pie? I think I just unlocked a secret code to Thanksgiving leftovers. Definitely a brilliant idea!
Haha! Thank you so much, Lina!