We get it! After a big family gathering or holiday, you may have gotten more than you can chew and it might look like youโre eating tamales for the next couple of days. Not to worry, this delicious 65-minute leftover tamale recipes from Spruce Eats is a mouth-watering new alternative to eating your Deliaโs tamales leftovers.ย
Your Tamales Tools
- Skilletย
- Knife
- Bowlย
- Whisk
- Casserole Pan
- Tin Foil
- Measuring cups
ย Ingredients:
- 16 Deliaโs tamales
- 2ย tablespoons of olive oilย
- 1ย medium onionย
- 3ย poblano peppers, roasted or if you crave spice jalapeรฑos
- 2ย clovesย of garlic
- 6ย ounces ofย cream cheese
- Salt for taste
- Freshlyย ground black pepper for taste
- 1ย cupย sour cream
- 1/2ย cupย of salsa, red or green
- 1/4ย cupย of chicken broth
- 2ย cupsย of grated cheese, cheddar, Monterey Jack, or an evenly divided mix
Steps to Make a Tamale Casserole
- Gather all the necessary ingredients.
- Remove all Deliaโs tamales from their husks and use a knife to cut them into bite-sized pieces.
- Pour olive oil into a heavy skillet. Coarsely chopย the onion. Remove the charred skin and seeds from the roasted poblanos and dice them.
- Sautรฉ the onions in olive oilย over medium-to-low heat until onions are soft and caramelized. Add the garlic and poblano peppers andย cook for a while longer. Remove from heat, and stir in the cream cheese as well as salt and pepper for taste.ย
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the sour cream, salsa, and chicken broth.
- Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit.
- Lightly grease a 2-quart casserole dish with olive oil or even butter. Place 1/3ย of the chopped Deliaโs tamales over the bottom. Cover with 1/2 of the onion-pepper mixture. Sprinkle 3/4ย cup of the grated cheese over the onions.
- Layer another third of the tamales over the cheese, and top with the remaining onions and peppers.ย
- Top with 3/4 cup of three grated cheese.
- Finally, place the remaining chopped tamales on top of the casserole. Pour the sour cream mixture over the entire casserole. Top with the last 1/2 cup of cheese.
Loosely cover the casseroleย with tin foil and bake for approximately 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake for an additional 15 minutes, orย until casserole is bubbly and hot, and cheese is melted.ย
Deliaโs Tamales can be found at any of our Rio Grande Valley and San Antonio locations. We recommend any of our tamales, and for dessert, our sweet cream cheese tamales!
Morning After Leftover Tamalesย
Get inventive in the kitchen with this enjoyable and family-friendly dish of Breakfast egg con tamale tacos! You will need:
- Egg
- Salt
- Tortilla
- Pepper
- Deliaโs Tamalesย
- Parmesan cheese
Steps to Make It:
- Remove husk and cut up a tamales into bite-sized pieces
- Grease up skillet
- Season tamales with salt and pepper and cook in the skillet
- Cook egg in skillet away or with tamales
- Season egg
- Heat up the tortilla
- Once the egg and tamale are cooked thoroughly, place egg and tamales in the tortilla
- Top with a handful of parmesan cheese.
Order Tamales Online for the Upcoming Holidays
Did you know tamales can be stored in the freezer for up to 6 months? With Thanksgiving a few months away you can order now and prep before the holiday rush.ย
Order Tamales Online Today
Our tamales are perfect for any occasion, and with the holidays coming up, itโs the perfect time to prepare and skip those Thanksgiving lines. Order tamales online today and be sure to follow us on Facebook or Instagram for our holiday updates.
