Tex-Mex Chicken Tamale Pie
Prep Time: 40 min
Cook Time: 195 min
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