Easy Tamale Casserole

My mom liked to make the Hamburger Helper® version of this recipe. When I moved to another state, I could not find it, so I came up with this. Memories of home. My hubby likes for me to spice this up sometimes, so I will use a 14-ounce can of tomatoes and green chiles in it or just use a Mexican-style cornbread mix sometimes.

Step: 1

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

Step: 2

Heat a cast-iron 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. Season beef with salt and pepper.

Step: 3

Stir onion into the ground beef; cook and stir for 1 minute and immediately remove skillet from heat.

Step: 4

Stir pinto beans and crushed tomatoes into the beef mixture.

Step: 5

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

Step: 6

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

Per Serving: 515 calories; protein 27.9g; carbohydrates 56.5g; fat 21g; cholesterol 98.6mg; sodium 1402.5mg.

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