Easy Tamale Casserole

This tamale casserole is a one-skillet dish made on the stovetop and oven with layers of tomato and ground beef topped with cornbread and cheese.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 515 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1 (15 ounce) can cream-style corn
• 2 (15 ounce) cans pinto beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 (15 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
• 1 (6 ounce) box cornbread mix
• 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.5 teaspoon salt

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Heat a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Season beef with salt and black pepper.

Step 3

Stir onion into ground beef; cook and stir over medium heat for 1 minute, then immediately remove the skillet from heat. Stir in pinto beans and crushed tomatoes.

Step 4

Beat together cream-style corn, cornbread mix, and egg in a large bowl until smooth; spread over ground beef mixture in the skillet. Sprinkle with Cheddar cheese.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and cornbread is set in the middle, about 25 minutes.