Easy Tamale Casserole ​

Servings: 12

Ingredients

	2 pounds ground beef
	1 teaspoon ground black pepper
	2 small onions, chopped
	1 teaspoon salt
	4 (15-ounce) cans pinto beans, rinsed and drained
	4 (15-ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
	2 (15-ounce) cans cream-style corn
	2 (6-ounce) boxes cornbread mixes
	2 eggs, lightly beaten
	2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese

Directions

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 outrageous of the bottom beef mixture in the skillet. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese over the corn mixture.

Step 6 Bake in the preheated oven before the cheese is melted and the cornbread is defined in the center, about 25 minutes.