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A hand lifts a serving of Vintage Mexican Casserole with a golden cornbread topping, revealing a layer of ground beef and vegetables in a patterned baking dish on a woven mat.

Vintage Mexican Casserole

Vintage Mexican Casserole is a bubbly casserole made with simmered ground beef with taco seasoning and Rotel tomatoes. Layered with flavor and a cornbread topping! Incredibly delicious.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Resting Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 8 people
Calories 622 kcal

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • In a cast iron or pan, add in olive oil, ground chuck, onions, and taco seasoning. Mash the meat up using a meat masher or a spoon and saute that on medium - medium high heat until the meat is browned. Next, add in the minced garlic and saute that together for a few more minutes. Then, add in both cans of the Rotel, stir everything together, and saute that for about 5-7 minutes until about half of the Rotel juice has evaporated out. Lastly, add in the colby jack cheese and stir that together until the cheese is melted and incorporated.
  • In a large measuring cup or bowl, add in the corn muffin mix, eggs, sour cream, and mix that together until combined. Then, add in the corn and mix that together until incorporated.
  • Add the ground beef mixture into a baking dish and dollop the green chilis over the top of the ground beef mixture. Sprinkle the shredded cheddar cheese over the top of the green chilis and then add dollops of the corn muffin mixture all over to cover the top.
  • Bake at 350°F for 55 minutes - 1 hour. Once it's browned at the top and the cornbread has fully set up you know it's done. Let that cool for about 15 minutes before serving. Enjoy!

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Notes

  • You can replace the ground chuck with a rotisserie chicken shredded up or with three chicken breasts boiled and shredded. 
  • If you are using a smaller baking dish place a baking sheet under the oven rack that has the baking dish in case some liquid bubbles over.

Nutrition

Calories: 622kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 30gFat: 40gSaturated Fat: 17gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 148mgSodium: 844mgPotassium: 560mgFiber: 3gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 781IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 374mgIron: 4mg
Keyword Casserole, cheesy, cornbread, easy bake, family dinner, mexican, vintage, weeknight meal
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