4.8 from 42 votes
Easy Tamale Casserole
Tamale casserole is a delicious baked Tex Mex meal with ground beef, corn, and Jiffy cornbread topping. Make this recipe all in one pan!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 418 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Tex-Mex
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 medium yellow onion chopped
- 1 green bell pepper chopped small
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 lb ground beef (90/10)
- 8 oz tomato sauce
- 1 cup corn fresh cooked or thawed from frozen
- 8 oz Kidney Beans or black beans, drained
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp chipotle chili powder
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded
Cornbread Topping:
- 8.5 oz cornbread mix (See Note 1)
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375° F.
- Heat oil in large skillet. Add onion, bell pepper and salt. Saute 3 minutes and add garlic. Cook until onion is translucent.
- Add ground beef and break up meat with spoon. Cook until meat is lightly browned. Drain excess oil if needed.
- Stir in tomato sauce, corn, beans, chili powder, cumin, chipotle powder and black pepper. Stir to mix and simmer on low for 10 minutes or until thickened. Pour into a greased 9x9” baking dish, top with cheese. Set aside.
- Mix the cornbread mix, egg an milk in a small bowl. Pour over meat mixture to cover and bake for 20 minutes. Top should be golden brown.
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Notes
- Feel free to use Jiffy, Trader Joe's or your favorite cornbread mix for convenience, but my
- homemade cornbread
- recipe is fantastic.
- Feel free to use Jiffy, Trader Joe's or your favorite cornbread mix for convenience, but my homemade cornbread recipe is fantastic.
Nutrition Information
Calories
418kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
23g
(8%)
Protein
24g
(48%)
Fat
25g
(38%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Cholesterol
102mg
(34%)
Sodium
827mg
(34%)
Potassium
706mg
(20%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
1640IU
(33%)
Vitamin C
31.3mg
(35%)
Calcium
198mg
(20%)
Iron
3.8mg
(21%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 418
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 418kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 23g | 8% |
| Protein | 24g | 48% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Cholesterol | 102mg | 34% |
| Sodium | 827mg | 34% |
| Potassium | 706mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 1640IU | 33% |
| Vitamin C | 31.3mg | 35% |
| Calcium | 198mg | 20% |
| Iron | 3.8mg | 21% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.