Hot Tamale Surprise

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Delta Hot Tamales- Anne Martin

Categories: Tex-Mex Recipes

Ingredients

  • 1 can crescent rolls
  • 6 to 8 hot tamales, unwrapped
  • 4 green onions, chopped
  • 1 (4 1/2 oz.) can sliced black olive, drained
  • 1/2 cup black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 small to medium- sized tomato, diced
  • 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, plus a little extra

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Unroll crescent rolls. Place wide ends of crescent rolls in the center of a pizza stone or heavy cooking sheet. Mash wide ends together, closing up any gaps.

  2. Coarsely chop the hot tamales. Add onions, olives, black beans and tomato. Mix together and then stir in cheese. Place hot tamale mixture by the spoonful in the center of the crescent rolls. Do not pile too high, lightly mash down the mixture if necessary. You may not use all of the mixture.

  3. Take pointed ends of the crescent rolls and bring them up and over the hot tamale mixture

  4. The seams along the side may be open.

  5. Bake at 375 degrees for about 20 minutes. Remove from oven and lightly cover with foil. Return to oven and continue to bake for 20 minutes.

  6. Let cool slightly before serving.

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