Beefy Southwestern Corn Pudding Casserole

Ground beef, frozen corn, hot sauce, pimentos, and green chiles are combined with milk and eggs and corn bread mix creating this delightfully different main dish meal. A true winner in any weather!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 499 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 cups milk
• 2 large eggs
• ½ teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 ½ pounds ground beef
• ½ cup salsa
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chile peppers
• 1 (4 ounce) jar chopped pimento peppers
• cooking spray
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen corn
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced, or to taste
• 1 (7.5 ounce) package corn bread mix (such as Jiffy®)
• 1 (6 ounce) can sliced black olives (Optional)
• 8 corn tortillas, torn into 2-inch pieces
• 1 sweet yellow onion, quartered

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

Step 2

Arrange corn tortilla pieces in the bottom of prepared baking dish.

Step 3

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Mix ground beef with salsa and garlic salt in a bowl; spoon mixture over tortillas.

Step 4

Place onion and corn in a food processor; pulse until onion is coarsely chopped. Add milk, 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese, green chile peppers, pimento peppers, eggs, hot sauce, paprika, and salt; pulse until just mixed. Add corn bread mix and pulse until just blended. Spoon corn bread mixture over beef.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until casserole is set in the middle, 45 to 50 minutes. Top casserole with remaining 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese, olives, and green onions. Let Cheddar cheese melt slightly before serving, about 5 minutes.