Beef Tamale Casserole – sweet cornbread crust topped with seasoned beef, enchilada sauce and cheese. A real crowd pleaser! Everyone always cleans their plate!! Such an easy Mexican casserole recipe!!!
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Pin This RecipeStop what you are doing and get the ingredients together to make this Beef Tamale Casserole for dinner TONIGHT! It is crazy good!! We could not stop eating this yummy Mexican casserole. Sweet cornbread topped with seasoned beef, enchilada sauce and cheese. I mean, what’s not to love? Top the casserole with your favorite taco toppings. We used a little sour cream, lettuce, tomatoes, jalapeños and a squirt of lime. I’m getting hungry just writing about this dish!
This Beef Tamale Casserole is super simple to make. It starts with a box of Jiffy Cornbread Mix. I love the hint of sweetness in the Jiffy Cornbread Mix! You are going to mix up the cornbread base and pop it in the oven. While the cornbread bakes, make the beef enchilada mixture with ground beef, taco seasoning, and enchilada sauce. Take the cornbread out of the oven, top with the beef enchilada mixture and cheese. Put the casserole back in the oven and finish baking.
The casserole takes less than an hour from start to table. We served this with some black beans and Mexican rice for a quick and delicious weeknight meal. We had the leftovers for lunch and it was just as good! I love when I can get two meals out of one night of cooking! Give this a try ASAP! I promise that you won’t be disappointed.
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Beef Tamale Casserole
Equipment:
Ingredients:
- 1 (8.5oz) pkg cornbread mix
- 1 (14.75-oz) can creamed corn
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup milk
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 (1-oz) package taco seasoning
- ⅔ cup salsa
- 1 (10-oz) can enchilada sauce
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 400ºF. Coat a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine muffin mix, corn, eggs, milk, and 1 cup of the cheese. Pour into prepared baking dish. Bake for 20 minutes.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, cook ground beef until no longer pink. Drain fat. Add taco seasoning packet and salsa. Cook for an additional 5 minutes.
- Toss beef in enchilada sauce. Pour beef mixture over cornbread and top with remaining cup of cheese. Bake for and 20 additional minutes.
- Allow to cool for 5 minutes and cut into 6 or 8 squares. Top with favorite taco toppings, if desired.
Notes:
Our favorite store-bought salsas are Mateo’s, Kylito’s, Pace Picante Sauce, and Pace Restaurant Style Salsa.
Here is our recipe for Homemade Taco Seasoning made with chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, red pepper flakes, oregano, paprika, cumin, salt, and pepper: https://www.plainchicken.com/homemade-taco-seasoning/Steph
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Part of our rotation! I add jalapeños to the corn bread!
Made the Beef Tamala Casserole. It was really good and easy to make! I will make it again!
I am making several of these to serve at the local homeless shelter, could I make this all the way to the final baking step and keep it in the refrigerator overnight and finish the cooking the next day?
Yes
My boyfriend and I really love this dish it’s a different take on tacos love it.
Regarding leftovers… does the cornbread get soggy after a couple days in the fridge?
I made this beef tamale casserole for dinner tonight, my husband loved it, it’s so good
Thank you for sharing the recipe, I will definitely make this again
Made this for the first time this weekend and we are already planning to make it again. Definitely going in the weekly dinner rotation. Loved it! Thanks for the great recipe!
SO glad it was a hit!
I’m about to make it for the 5th time! 😊 It was definitely a hit!!
WooHoo!!
This is one of our favorites!! I have made it several times over the last five years…the sweetness of the cornbread mixture goes so well with the enchilada meat topping! <3
Does the cornbread come out soggy when you put it on the bottom?
NO
This casserole is so wonderful , we love it !!!
Makes great leftovers too !😋