Tamale Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef or turkey
1 large onion, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 c. frozen whole kernel corn
4 c. water
4 beef bouillon cubes
1 Tbsp. chili powder
1 or 2 cans diced tomatoes or Ro-Tel tomatoes with green chilies (if you really like it hot!)
salt and pepper to taste
10 tamales

Preparation

Brown meat and drain well.
Add onion and green pepper; cook until tender.
Add corn, water, bouillon, chili powder, tomatoes, salt and pepper.
Simmer 30 minutes or more until about 30 minutes before serving.
Cut tamales into bite size chunks and add to soup.
Gently stir and simmer for about 30 minutes.
Serve with tortillas or cornbread.