Cornbread Taco Bake is a cornbread base topped with seasoned ground beef, a creamy filling and topped with melted cheese! So good!
CORNBREAD TACO BAKE
CAN I USE CHICKEN INSTEAD OF BEEF?
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
cornbread mix
milk
egg
ground beef
taco seasoning (or make your own taco seasoning)
water
Mexicorn
Rotel
sour cream
Mexican cheese blend
green onions
optional toppings:
shredded lettuce, sliced olives, diced tomatoes, taco sauce
HOW TO MAKE CORNBREAD TACO BAKE:
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BEEFY CORNBREAD CASSEROLE
THE BEST MEXICAN CORNBREAD
PEACH CORNBREAD SKILLET COBBLER
CORNBREAD CHICKEN CASSEROLE
SKILLET CORNBREAD PIZZA
EASY CORNBREAD TACO BAKE
Ingredients
- 1 (7 oz) packet cornbread mix
- ½ cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1 pound ground beef
- 3 tbsp taco seasoning (or 1 packet)
- ⅓ cup water
- 1 (11 oz) can Mexicorn drained
- 1 (10 oz) can Rotel drained
- 2 cups sour cream
- 2 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend (divided use)
- ½ cup chopped green onions
OPTIONAL TOPPINGS:
- shredded lettuce, sliced olives, diced tomatoes, taco sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350f degrees. Spray a 9" x 9" (or 2 ½ quart) baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Combine cornbread mix with milk and egg. Stir well.
- Pour batter into prepared baking dish and bake for about 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook and crumble ground beef until no longer pink, drain excess grease.
- Then add in taco seasoning and ⅓ cup water and stir to combine.
- Then add in Mexicorn and Rotel. Stir well and simmer for a couple of minutes.
- Once cornbread is cooked, take out of oven, then cover with ground beef mixture.
- Next, combine sour cream, ONE cup of shredded cheese and green onion in a bowl.
- Gently spread the sour cream mixture on top of the ground beef mixture.
- Sprinkle the top with the remaining cup of shredded cheese.
- Bake for about 25 minutes until heated through and cheese is melted.
- Allow to cool for a few minutes. Slice and serve.
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Originally published: June 2015
Updated & republished: February 2021
This recipe sounds fabulous. I think the green onions will be a great touch!
So, so good!!
I made this tonight and it was absolutely delicious!! It satisfied my craving for cheesy, meaty tacos in a casserole!! My family loved it and there was none left! I will be making this often!!!
This was delicious! I made two with your recipe in a bread pan. Anyway this can be frozen? I hope so!!
I made this for Sunday lunch, and it was scrumptious! My husband and I love jalapeño peppers, so I added some. Thanks for the recipe!
Made this last week and it was delicious. So easy and tasty. Will make again. Have already shared with daughter-in-law and best friend
A Keeper !
That makes me so happy to hear Chris! Thank you!!
Excellent and easy!
This was outstanding.here we are in the Pandemic and this was just delicious and feeds a lot of people, plus ingredients are cheap. I made this recipe in two bread pans and shared it with another family. Yum!
making this now, but put creamed corn in the cornbread, and salsa in the meat. will be back for results
Could you use Jiffy, and if so, how many boxes? I've got a couple of boxes of that, but no Martha White.
Yes you could. Just one box.
This looks yummy. Can't wait to try it.