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
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.
Steph
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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 !😋
I have everything except enchilada sauce, can I use a taco hot sauce?
Any changes and substitutions to the recipe would be up to you.
Update: I made this last night and it was absolutely delicious!! Hubby loved it! I did add a small bag of frozen southwest style corn to the beef mixture (rinsed in colander first to thaw), as well as a small can of drained mild green chilies. Also, I forgot to buy the creamed corn and didn’t want to go back to the store so I googled substitutions, and I used a regular can of corn, drained, add half cup of milk and a tablespoon of cornstarch, then I used my immersion blender in it. It worked perfectly. The whole dish overall was so good! Definitely “make again” worthy!
I’m going to make this tonight and will be adding some green chilies and mexicorn to the beef mixture!
I made this and it was so delish , added a can of drained black beans to the meat mixture & my hubby said he really liked it ! Win win – thank you for a yummy recipe 😊
This was so good. I have picky eaters and they all loved it. Have it on our rotation of dinner meals.
Amazing! My dog actually knocked the casserole dish off the stove and ate 2/3 of it before my husband even got to try it… I made it soon wow just wow it was so good.
this was super good! i have celiac so i changed the recipe to fit my requirements.
i used bob’s red mill gf cornbread mix, regular can of corn w only half the liquid. and 3/4c of milk. topped with sour cream instead of salsa.
thanks!!!
Excellent!! Made this yesterday for supper, loved it!! Making it again today for others that like it hot, so I added jalapenos to the cornbread and green chilis to the meat mixture. I know their going to love it!!
Your link to your website is not working for this recipe on Pinterest. I am a fan of several of your recipes so I knew to come to your site and search for the recipe. I’m going to make this tonight and will post pictures on Pinterest. I don’t have all of the ingredients but will post on Pinterest on what I had and how it turned out.
do you think I could add some jalapeno peppers to the cornmeal mix. It would be like Mexican corn bread. I’m fixing this Sat. I’m going to add refried beans and Spanish rice for sides. Can’t wait to try it.
sure
Is it possible to make this in two 8×8 pans instead?
Sure!
OMG this recipe sounds absolutely amazing. I love EVERYTHING I the ingredients. The only problem I have is that there are only 2 of us. How can I make this in two different size (what size pans). Can it be made and frozen (if made in two different pans). Truly wanna make this but need to downsize the recipe, or at least know how to make and freeze one (if possible).
Thanks a million, Janet
Could I make this without the creamed corn? I have all the rest of the ingredients on hand, and I'm trying to be lazy and not go to the store. It looks so delicious I want to make it for dinner tonight!
I've never tried this without the creamed corn. You can certainly give it a try. You will probably need to substitute something for the creamed corn as it does add liquid to the cornbread mixture.
could this be cooked in a crock pot?
Masee – What a great idea! I have never made this in the crockpot. Unfortunately, without further recipe testing, I cannot answer with certainty. As always, please use your best judgment regarding substitutions and modifications.
I have a question about this recipe….Is the cornbread supposed to be cooked ALL the way? Am currently making it now (I think i may have used a slightly smaller dish!) and after 20 minutes its still a big jiggly in the middle! Just want to know for next time! Thanks!
It will take longer in a smaller dish to cook. The cornbread should be fully cooked after the whole baking time. It won't be fully baked before you add the beef and cheese.
I made this tonight and it was a big hit! Absolutely delicious!
I made this yesterday, and, between 2 of us, it's almost gone. This is really delicious, and, very easy. This gives me a new recipe to add to rotation! Thanks!
I have made this several times (it was your chicken version but I would use ground beef) and it's a family favorite! I do use the bigger can of enchilada sauce because we like it wetter. And I use close to 2lbs of beef (or ground turkey). So good!
You always have the best recipes!! My husband would love this one =^,^=
Thanks!
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My second favorite orange kitty! Y'all will love this recipe. It is GREAT!!