Tex Mex Cornbread Casserole {#Giveaway} #CountryCrockCasserole

My Facebook and Instagram are flooded with pictures of cute kiddos with fresh haircuts, backpacks, and new clothes.  Most of you are in full back to school mode.  I am grateful that I have one more year with Hayden at home before he starts Kindergarten.  Even without a kiddo actually in school, this time of year brings the feeling to get back into a routine and schedule.  To shake the sand out of the beach bag, getting out of pj’s before noon, and have an actual bedtime again.  Part of my routine is meal planning and having real dinners again.  Sometimes there are just those days when it is 4:00pm on a week night and you know everyone will be hungry in about an hour but you’ve got nothin’…. I have that something for you!

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Country Crock let me be apart of their Country Crock Casserole Club and asked me to put a twist on one of their recipes.  It was so fun!  They sent me an awesome kit and said to get creative with the contents inside.

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Those great people at Country Crock gave me some tools to help me with my culinary challenge.  One of the tools was a recipe card for Mexican Beef and Corn Casserole.  The great thing about casseroles is you can tweak them to your own family’s taste and use what you have in your own pantry.  I did just that and made Tex Mex Cornbread Casserole.  It came together super fast and my family gobbled it up.

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Tex Mex Cornbread Casserole

INGREDIENTS:

1 lb. lean ground beef

1 Medium Onion, diced

2 cloves garlic, minced

1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro, (optional)

1 can (15.5 oz.) reduced sodium black beans, drained

1 can (11 oz.) Mexicorn, drained

2 Tbsp. Country Crock® Spread

1/2 cup salsa

2 tablespoons chile powder

2 teaspoons ground cumin

Salt and Pepper to taste

1/2 cup shredded low fat cheddar cheese

Corn Bread Topping:

1/2 cup cornmeal

1 ½ cup flour

1/3 cup sugar

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup oil

2 eggs, beaten

1 ¼ cup milk

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 375°. Cook ground beef, and onion in a large 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until beef is done. Remove beef from pan onto a plate and drain grease.  Set cooked beef aside.  Add Country Crock® Spread, black beans, corn and garlic back into the pan stirring until well combined.  Stir in chili powder, cumin, and salsa, cook an addition 2-3 minutes.  Remove from heat and add in the cooked beef and cilantro. Salt and Pepper to taste.

For the cornbread topping: Combine cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Make a well in the center and add the oil, beaten eggs and milk. Whisk together until just moistened and no dry spots remain.

Pour beef mixture into a lightly greased 13×9 casserole dish.  Top the beef mixture with cheese.  Then carefully spread the cornbread topping evenly over the cheese. 

Bake 40-45 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted into the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

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About Megan

Megan loves being a stay at home mom to a busy boy Hayden (10) and sweet girl Halli (6). She has been happily married to her ridiculously good looking husband for 11 years. She also enjoys blogging, trying new recipes to cook or bake, girls nights, fashion, and reading. You can also find her on twitter and instagram @fourheartsproject

Comments

  1. Jason says

    Looks Great!

  2. This looks so incredible! I know my bunch would love to have this one night for dinner!

  3. nancy says

    Mexican Beef & Corn Casserole

    Thanks!
    Nancy

  4. rod jackson says

    1-2-3 Cheddar Broccoli Casserole

  5. Christina says

    I’d love to try the Buttery Onion Crumb Brussels Sprouts Casserole… and the Easy Breakfast Casserole

  6. Sue Ellison says

    I would like to try the Easy Mac & Cheese Veggie Chicken Casserole.

  7. Jackie says

    I’d like to try the recipe for Easy Breakfast Casserole.
    Thank you!

  8. Renee G says

    I’d like to try making the buffalo chicken rice.

  9. Ooooh! The butternut squash and cranberry casserole sounds delicious for the holiday.

  10. betty says

    love to try the Crunchy-Topped Savory Spinach Casserole

  11. Jennifer T. says

    I’d love to try the Easy Breakfast Casserole recipe.
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  12. joanne major says

    i would love the yankee pot roast

  13. steve weber says

    1-2-3 Cheddar Broccoli Casserole

  14. Jessica Lodge says

    I think my family would love the 1-2-3 Cheddar Broccoli Casserole.

  15. Kimberly Schotz says

    I think my family would enjoy the Country Crock 123 Cheddar Broccoli Casserole

  16. Mendy Dinsmore says

    I would love to try the 123 Chedder Broccoli casserole. It looks so good.

  17. sandra davis says

    i like the Easy Mac & Cheese Veggie Chicken Casserole

  18. Rebecca Orr says

    Easy breakfast casserole!

  19. Christina Graham says

    Cheddar Broccoli Casserole

  20. Laura says

    The easy breakfast casserole looks delicious!

  21. Jenny Lloyd says

    i would like to try the caesar green bean casserole with buttery croutons

  22. I’d love to try the 1-2-3 Broccoli Cheddar Casserole with some cooked Chicken tossed in for a total meal.

  23. debbie says

    I would like to try the apple maple upside down cake recipe.

  24. sandra says

    i’d like to try the 1-2-3 Cheddar Broccoli Casserole recipe

  25. 1-2-3-Cheddar Cheese Broccoli casserole sounds delicious. It would probably be a hit with our entire family. Your recipe looks great!

  26. Courtney says

    I would like to try the 1-2-3 Cheddar Broccoli Casserole recipe.

  27. lynn cook says

    the buttery scalloped potatoes and vegetables sounds good

  28. Debbie Welchert says

    I would like to try the Easy Mac & Cheese Veggie Chicken Casserole.

  29. Kimberly Bauer says

    I would like to try the Easy Breakfast Casserole

  30. JLin says

    Ancho Tamarind Pork Stew

  31. Melissa S says

    I think I would try the biscuit- topped chicken casserole.

  32. Kathy S says

    1-2-3 Cheddar Broccoli Casserole

  33. crystal m says

    1-2-3 Cheddar Broccoli Casserole recipe.But, I really want to do the Mexican corn bread!

  34. Jennie Sanderson says

    upside down hot turkey sandwich casserole! yummy

  35. Angela McKinney says

    The anytime quesadillas

  36. Kim Reid says

    I want to try the Easy Breakfast Casserole, thanks!

  37. Nannypanpan says

    Buttery butternut squash and cranberry casserole

  38. Cheryl F. says
  39. Amanda Alvarado says

    I’d like to make the Cheddar Broccoli & Chicken Casserole

  40. Susan Christy says

    Slow Cooked Breakfast Casserole sounds good!

  41. I’d like to try the Easy Breakfast Casserole.

  42. Jessyca says

    Id like to try caesar green bean casserole with buttery croutons. Thanks for the chance.

  43. I would make the apple maple upside down cake

  44. Eileen Richter says

    My kids would love the Upside-Down Hot Turkey Sandwich Casserole ~\

    thank you~

  45. D SCHMIDT says

    I would love to try the recipe for slow cooked breakfast casserole

  46. Dawn Monroe says

    Id like to try the chicken and broccoli casserole.

  47. Sheryl says

    I can’t wait to try the Easy Breakfast Casserole.

  48. Katy P says

    The Biscuit-Topped Chicken & Vegetable Casserole sounds good.

  49. Francine Anchondo says

    Pizza Casserole

  50. Christina Shaffer says

    I would like to try the Easy Breakfast Casserole

  51. andie says

    The “Apple and Cranberry Country Bread” would be good.

  52. I would love to try the Creamy Chicken and Vegetable Casserole.

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  53. Carol says

    I would make the apple maple upside down cake

  54. bonnye sensenig says

    the 1-2-3 broccoli casserole looks so good!

  55. Natalie F says

    123 Cheddar Broccoli casserole

  56. Pam OLeary says

    I would like to try the Easy Breakfast Casserole.

  57. Lauren Brown says

    the upside down turkey sandwich casserole looks interesting

  58. deb c says

    I would love to make this casserole. My family would love it!

  59. Paol Trenny says

    I like the Ancho Tamarind Pork Stew

  60. Tara L says

    I want to try the Cupcake Meatloaf Casserole

  61. Gianna says

    All-American Brownie Sundaes with Caramel Sauce.

  62. Robyn Huffman says

    Creamy Chicken & Veggie Casserole sounds really good 🙂

  63. Vera S says

    I would like to try the Cheddar Broccoli & Chicken Casserole.

  64. Melissa says

    Biscuit-topped chicken and vegetable casserole looks delicious!

  65. Taylor Russell says

    Any time quesadillas!

  66. Rebecca Parsons says

    I would like to try the 1-2-3 Cheddar Broccoli Casserole

  67. I’d love to try out their Buttery Onion Crumb Brussels Sprouts Casserole

  68. Stacey says

    1-2-3 Cheddar Broccoli Casserole

  69. I would like to try the 1 2 3 Cheddar Broccoli Casserole because both of my girls love broccoli and cheese.

  70. Cheryl O W says

    Adobo Rubbed Pork Chops

  71. Lisa L says

    I want to try the Buttery Onion Crumb Brussels Sprouts Casserole!

  72. trixx says

    I like the recipe for Caesar Green Bean Casserole

  73. laurie says

    Country Tuna Noodle Casserole

  74. latanya says

    Adobo-Rubbed Pork Chops

  75. Suzan M. says

    I want to try the Easy Breakfast Casserole. I’ve never tried one for breakfast!

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