Hot Tamale Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 pinch ground cinnamon
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1 (14 ounce) can tomatoes, chopped,with juice
• 12 purchased tamales, 3 ounces each
• 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, rinsed,drained
• 1 cup frozen corn kernels
• shredded cheddar cheese
• sour cream

Recipe

• 1 cook first four ingredients over medium-high heat, breaking up meat until browned; add chili powder, cumin, cayenne and cinnamon and cook 1 minute.
• 2 add broth and tomatoes with juice.
• 3 cover and simmer 30 minutes.
• 4 meanwhile, heat tamales according to package instructions.
• 5 stir beans and corn into soup; simmer until corn is just heated through, about 3 minutes.
• 6 place 2 tamales into each of 6 bowls.
• 7 sprinkle with cheese and sour cream and serve.