Easy Tamale Casserole

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 0.5 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 1 small onion , chopped
• 2 cans pinto beans , 15 ounce
• 2 cans crushed tomatoes , 15 ounce
• 1 can cream-style corn , 15 ounce
• 1 box cornbread mix , 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.