Not-so-corny Tamale Pie

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil, or as needed
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
• 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/2 cup shredded mexican cheese blend (optional)
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers (such as ro*tel®)
• 2 (8.5 ounce) packages corn bread mix (such as jiffy®)
• 2/3 cup milk
• 2 eggs

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c).
• heat oil in a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat; saute onion until lightly browned, 5 to 10 minutes. add ground beef; cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 10 minutes. mix pinto beans and black beans into beef mixture.
• sprinkle mexican cheese blend over beef-bean mixture; stir. mix diced tomatoes with green chile peppers into beef-bean mixture.
• mix corn bread mix, milk, and eggs together in a bowl until batter is smooth. spread batter over top of beef-bean mixture.
• bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cornbread comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes.