Skillet Beef and Cornbread Casserole
Ground beef, beans and vegetables cooked in a well seasoned sauce, then topped with cornbread and cheese. This Skillet Beef and Cornbread Casserole is a hearty meal that comes together quickly!
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 553kcal
Ingredients
Filling
- 1 pound ground beef seasoned with salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup chunky salsa
- 1 15.5 ounce can black beans rinsed and drained
- 1 15.5 ounce can dark red kidney beans rinsed and drained
- 1 10 ounce can diced tomatoes with chiles excess liquid drained
- 1 1/2 cups frozen corn
- 1 10 ounce can enchilada sauce
- 1/4 cup canned chopped green chiles
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1/2 tablespoon chilli powder
- 1/2 tablespoon cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Topping
- 1 8 1/2 ounce package corn muffin mix
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups Mexican cheese blend
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
- Heat a large cast iron skillet on stove top over medium-high heat. Add ground beef that is seasoned with salt and pepper to taste. Saute until beef is browned and cooked through.
- Stir in salsa, black beans, kidney beans, diced tomatoes with chiles, corn, enchilada sauce, green chiles, cilantro, chilli powder, cumin, coriander and salt.
- Reduce heat to a simmer. Let mixture simmer for about 10 minutes.
- Transfer skillet to oven and cook for 10 minutes.
- While mixture is cooking, in a small bowl, whisk together the two eggs. Then stir in milk and corn muffin mix.
- After mixture in oven has cooked for 15 minutes, carefully remove skillet from oven and taking care not to touch the hot skillet, spread corn muffin mixture evenly over top of meat and beans.
- Return skillet to oven and bake for an additional 15 minutes.
- Next, sprinkle cheese over cornbread. Bake until cheese is melted, about 3-4 minutes.
- Remove from oven. Serve warm.
Nutrition
Calories: 553kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 102mg | Sodium: 1287mg | Potassium: 874mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 786IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 241mg | Iron: 6mg