How to Make Easy Tamale Casserole - A Step-by-Step Guide

Looking for a delicious and easy Mexican-inspired dish to spice up your weeknight dinner routine? Look no further than this Easy Tamale Casserole recipe. This dish has all the flavors of traditional tamales, but without the time-consuming preparation. With a few simple ingredients and some basic kitchen skills, you can have this flavorful and satisfying casserole on the table in no time.

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Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 2 (15 ounce) cans pinto beans, rinsed and drained
  • 2 (15 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
  • 1 (15 ounce) can cream-style corn
  • 1 (6 ounce) box cornbread mix
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Information

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 35 mins
  • Total Time: 55 mins
  • Servings: 6

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  • Heat a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Season beef with salt and black pepper.
  • Stir onion into ground beef; cook and stir over medium heat for 1 minute, then immediately remove the skillet from heat. Stir in pinto beans and crushed tomatoes.
  • Beat together cream-style corn, cornbread mix, and egg in a large bowl until smooth; spread over ground beef mixture in the skillet. Sprinkle with Cheddar cheese.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and cornbread is set in the middle, about 25 minutes.
  • Nutrition

    515 cal.

    • Total Fat: 21g
    • Saturated Fat: 9g
    • Cholesterol: 99mg
    • Sodium: 1403mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 57g
    • Dietary Fiber: 9g
    • Total Sugars: 7g
    • Protein: 28g
    • Vitamin C: 19mg
    • Calcium: 254mg
    • Iron: 6mg
    • Potassium: 846mg