Medium

Easy Tamale Casserole

Total Time
1h 28m
26m prep · 62m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Medium
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🌾 Gluten-Free 🥜 Nut-Free ☪️ Halal ✡️ Kosher

This tamale casserole gives me memories of home. My mom liked to make the Hamburger Helper version of this recipe. When I moved to another state, I could not find it, so I came up with this. My hubby likes for me to spice this up sometimes, so I will add a 14-ounce can of tomatoes and green chiles or use a Mexican-style cornbread mix.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 0.5 teaspoons salt
  • 0.5 teaspoons ground black pepper
  • 1 small onion , chopped
  • 2 , 15 ounce
  • 2 , 15 ounce
  • 1 , 15 ounce
  • 1 , 6 ounce
  • 1 large egg , lightly beaten
  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Instructions

  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

  2. 2

    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.

  3. 3

    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.

  4. 4

    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.

  5. 5

    Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and cornbread is set in the middle, about 25 minutes.

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