Beefy Southwestern Corn Pudding Casserole recipe

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Ingredients

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

Nutrition Info

499.2 calories
carbohydrate: 46.8 g
cholesterol: 120.2 mg
fat: 23.5 g
fiber: 4.7 g
protein: 27.3 g
saturatedFat: 9.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1334.2 mg
sugar: 10 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

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

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

  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.

  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.

  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.

Recipe Yield

8 serving

Recipe Note

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!

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