Taco Cornbread Casserole
Homemade or Jiffy taco cornbread casserole with ground beef and layered with cheddar cheese on top is comfort food baked in the oven. Cheap family friendly meal
Servings: 8
Equipment
- 1 8x8 pan
- 1 pan
- 1 Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef or half spicy ground sausage and half beef
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small onion diced
- 2 tbsp minced garlic
- 1/2 c corn canned, drained or frozen
- 1/2 c tomato puree or tomato sauce
- 1 can diced chiles 4 oz., or chopped roasted peppers of choice
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp taco seasoning
- 3 tbsp sour cream
- 1/2 c cheddar cheese
Cornbread Layer
- 1 egg
- 5 tbsp cornmeal
- 2 tbsp butter melted
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 c milk
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. In a pan on the stovetop add olive oil until hot and then add diced onions with ground meat. Cook 2 minutes, then add garlic and cook until meat is no longer pink.
- Then add chiles, tomato sauce, corn, salt and spices. Mix together. Cook covered for 10 minutes on low heat. Add sour cream and stir in, remove pan from heat.
- In a bowl combine ingredients for cornbread. OR use a box of Jiffy corn muffin mix and combine necessary ingredients on back to make batter.
- Spray 8x8" pan and pour in batter. Bake for 20 minutes.
- Take out of oven, pour taco meat mixture over the top and bake for 15 minutes, then remove and sprinkle grated cheese over the top and bake for another 5-10 minutes until melted and lightly browned.
- Serve scooped out topped with sour cream and chives.
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Nutrition
Serving: 2oz | Calories: 292kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 80mg | Sodium: 376mg | Potassium: 443mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 439IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 120mg | Iron: 2mg