Ingredients: (this serves a lot!) 1 medium onion 1 bell pepper chopped 1 lb ground beef or ground pork 4 boxes of Jiffy Cornbread, made per directions 1 pkt taco seasoning mix 1/2 can black beans drained, rinsed 1/2 can corn drained 1 can rotel, undrained (can use diced tomatoes if you dont want spice) couple cups fresh spinach 2 cups cheese for cornbread, plus a little for sprinkling on top
@@samanthamariah7625 I would make four regular batches of cornbread and whatever is left over can just be baked off or used for cornmeal pancakes or corn bread muffins! :-)
I also know this as tamale pie, I add olives, mushrooms as well, and when it comes out of the oven to prevent a dry crust on the cornbread, I lightly roll a cube of butter over the crust & to top it off I sprinkle a layer of cheese over it with & top with a sprinkling of green onions& thinly sluced tomatoes.. Yummm!
When money was tight, I would bake the Jiffy cornmeal mix on top of a can of chili in an 8” X 8” pan. Kids loved it….we’d pour a little honey on it for a treat.
We would have fluffy scrambled eggs with canned chili on top for dinner sometimes. As a child I didn’t realize it was a “budget” meal. It was warm, filling, and tasted good!
To make your own taco seasoning mix, just mix up: garlic powder, onion powder, salt, black pepper, cumin, chili powder, paprika....a tablespoon or so of each to your taste.
@@alrightnow7248 taco seasoning is just some made up bull shit… tacos don’t have a “distinct” flavor to have a product called “taco seasoning” there is all kinds of tacos with different flavors to each of them… that’s just racist to generalize all tacos as having one flavor- a “Mexican flavor” and using cumin on Mexican food is culture appropriation… not to be all PC about… but it is… people want to get a smokey flavor out of Mexican food by using cumin… thats bull shit… the reason why Mexican food has a “smokey” taste to it is because the majority of authentic Mexican food that is being imitated is cooked over an open flame or in a spit or a pit or on a flat top using wood to heat it up… so yeah taco seasoning is fake… and like said before that’s just plain racist
I too realize this is a year old post but UA-cam suggested your channel to me. First, I was soooo happily surprised and impressed that a mom/cook boosted the nutrition profile by adding the spinach. All of these delicious looking comfort food recipes are always “3 blocks of Velveta, 2 containers is sour cream, 2 blocks of cream cheese, a bag of precooked white rice, 2 cups of sugar, 4 cans of mushroom soup,and a topping of Fritos!” Usually that is followed by “ don’t worry about any old vegetables in here, no sir. It’s straight processed fat, fake cheese, and a whole bunch of preservatives!” The finished product looks good but it wouldn’t be allowed in our house, let alone in our kids ! I could always alter the recipe but the whole point is to find a completed, good recipe I can quickly follow. Why do so few mom’s not understand the purpose of food….to nourish the people who eat it. Good job “mom” and thanks. I will be making this …..a lot of goodness here!
Awe, thank you so much. I will say, I have a good bit of the overly processed meals as well. I do try to make a balance. I mostly find that balance in our routine breakfasts (easy yogurt, fruit, and maybe granola) and snacks. We eat a lot of veggies, but most times they are a side dish. My daughter loves "grossing her friends out" by telling them " we love vegetables". She thinks it is so funny the gross faces they give her.
Wholeheartedly agree! However, Velveeta does have something to it. It now comes in a pouch as a creamy cheese and it is good and convenient for so many things - broccoli and cheese, nacho topping and this .... There's three pouches in my pantry at any given time.
I just made mine, oh my God is so good instead of spinach I put cilantro and it gives it more of a Mexican taste. Thank you so much for this recipe five stars
I'm so glad it worked for you! That's awesome the hear about the cilantro working out. Several have asked about adding it. Good to know it doesn't turn bitter when cooked in the mix! Thank you for watching.
No her recipe was way off ,no onions don't belong in any cornbread an the other ingredients was horrible !! Look up the recipe I put in that's the best Mexican corn bread u'll ever eat!!!
I know you posted this a year ago but I found your channel today. UA-cam recommended your channel. I made a huge crock-pot full of chilli today. So I decided to make this with it! It turned out fantastic! My family loved it!! Thank you!
You have high protein beef & beans, hi fiber, vitamin C, antioxidant & lycopene in tomatoes, and of coarse the spinach. So you see, you HAVE presented all of us with a one pan, healthy meal!! Thank- you most kindly😃🙏❣️
Awe thank you so much! I often worry too much about not being healthy enough and listening too much to other. You are very welcome. Thank you so much for watching.
I made this on a whim today. I know I hit a home run when one of the kids came into the kitchen after taking one bite and said "You gotta make this more often, it rocks." This particular kid NEVER even notices what she eats. Tastes great, filling, not expensive. A great recipe. Thanks!!!
My husband loves cornbread, so I made this for tonight's dinner. I didn't have any Jiffy Cornbread mix or taco seasoning, so I had to make the taco seasoning and cornbread from scratch. My veggie chopper was broken, so I had to chop everything by hand. The whole thing took me an hour, leaving me crabby and out of sorts when I put the dish into the oven. But it was TOTALLY WORTH IT! Not only did my husband love it, but it tasted delicious and plated up beautifully--good enough for company! From now on, I'll have Jiffy Cornbread Mix and taco seasoning in my pantry. Many thanks for sharing this wonderful casserole.
Thank you so much for your story. Isn't that exactly what comfort food was made for? You took so many setbacks and kept going. I'm so happy to hear this turned out a win for you!
Actually your version was the healthier way to go. I don't like the taco package seasonings with all the additives. And the corn bread is easy to make from scratch. Your body will say thank you if feed it less toxins.
I watch this video a couple of times now, couldn’t figure out what it was about the way you cook. Now I know what it is! You have such a gentle and loving hand, it really makes a difference.
My grandfather taught me to never ever stir the beans. If you’re planning to stir the food, add the beans last and gently fold them in so as not to rupture the skins. He was a really good pioneer country cook who loved the taste and nature of beans. Great looking Mexican Cornbread recipe, I can’t wait to try it, thanks for sharing.
Krista I made this meal for my family and now it's their special request. My friend loves it and she even has hers for breakfast with her coffee. Thanks a lot!
Before I even got the dinner assembled the family was helping themselves to the meat, Rotel, pepper, and beans and eating it with chips. They loved it! And they loved the casserole! Thank you!
Tried this tonight. Had to let mine cook for about 30 minutes or so in a glass Pyrex dish. Came out well, served with avocado slices. The cornbread is a bit sweet but balanced the meat mixture perfectly.
Krista my family, friends and especially my grandchildren absolutely love this dish. I have made it several times and they are requesting it again. I love it with a cup of coffee. Good way to get some vegetables in the kids. I can't thank you enough for this recipe. It's my top ten in my recipe box.
I used this as inspiration for yesterday's dinner. We are vegetarian so I used more of the beans and vegetables as well as some Impossible Burger to make the filling. I also added some Chipotle pepper powder to the mix and chopped some canned jalepenos to the cornbread. The bottom crust seemed to take forver to cook, but it was well worth the wait! I made ours in an.8×8 pan and made 4 smaller helpings for the freezer. This is definitely a keeper! Thanks.
Yum! My mom made something like this when we were kids (40+ yrs ago) called "tamale pie" 😂 it was one of my favorite meals, it's so fun to see something similar - brings back fun memories and looks so good!
When I was a teenager in the 70s you could buy a Tamale Pie kit in a box. It was one of the first things I learned to cook. I remember it was really good too.
So glad! You are so welcome. we absolutely love it to. A staple in our home. I love that you were able to add even more health factor to something comfort based!
Krista this is a great meal. I will definitely be making this. I look forward to more of your recipes because I am a one pot meal person. My grandchildren are gonna love this for the holidays. Thanks for sharing.
Me to girl! I love to cook, but sometimes ya just gotta eat and not do all the fluff. There are days that I definitely enjoy my "fluff" meals too though. Thanks for watching.
This video just popped up on my UA-cam, I'm glad it did because I'm going to use this recipe so that I can have not only for a good supper but something I can take to work and eat also
This recipe is a good one. It's been around for a long time only known as tamale pie. The cornbread was put on top of the filling along with green olives and cheese mixed in the topping. I love the spin on spinach. Thank you for sharing.
Good video, good comfort food. We called this tamale pie growing up. But we didn't add greens, used a scratch corn bread made with buttermilk, green chiles and chopped green onions in corn bread batter with gobs of cheese. Also sliced olives in filling, no beans. It was so good! Glad I came across this, and I will make this for my neighbors tomorrow, using the spinach from my garden, too.
I imagine it would be tasty with sausage instead of beef. Or even ham or chicken. Wow thanks for the ideas. I like to make a breakfast casserole that includes leftovers.
Thank you thank you thank you and thank you!!! I've eaten Mexican stuffed cornbread twice in my whole entire life and I have been looking for recipes for it For years! I've tried to make it from memory of what all was included in it when I ate it. That didn't work out too well. It was good but it wasn't good to me because it wasn't what I was looking for! So thank you thank you thank you from the bottom of my heart for this recipe! I've seen other recipes and they weren't nothing like what I had eaten before! So thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you and God bless you! You are my new Bestest friend! Lol. 🙏😇✌️
I add chopped spinach to a lot of things that I cook. The family thinks it’s parsley since I cut it up into small pieces. I agree about the added nutrients.
My kids poked and prodded in the beginning, now they are used to it and actually say "oh I love spinach... etc" because they know they've had it in a lot of dishes they really like. I do the same with things like carrots, peppers, onions etc. I'll shred them up and put them in a lot of soups.
Keep up the great videos of your food ! You have a great pace while demonstrating your recipes and You don’t take all day to show it . Plus the manner in which you speak is very pleasant to listen to ! Again great job!
Thank you so much! I decided to slack off since I wasn't getting much great response. I plan to start back up once I get the kiddos settled back into their school routine. Have a blessed day; thank you for the kind words.
I have been making a dish similar to this for about 30 years. But I use jalapeno pepper and onion. 2 packages of unsweetened cornbread mix. One can of cream style corn and 2/3 cup milk. I add the cheese to the cornbread batter. Bake at 350 for 35-45 minutes. That gives suffecient time for the ground meat to become tender. I usually make a pot of pinto beans to go with it. This cornbread is also delicious with warm enchilada sauce poured over the top.
I made empanadas recently, and the meat mix you made is similar to one i saw and used, except it was chicken. Your recipe is next on my list. The base meat mix is easily adjustable for flavors and other ideas for things. Thanks, cant wait to make this.
Ooooh this looks great 💙 I love Jiffy cornbread. It’s the best and easiest and this looks so great for a crowd of hungry people! I sent this on to my friend and I’m sure we’ll both love it
Terrific recipe! I just made our second pan to utilize the left over beans & corn from the first time I made this a week ago. The first pan provided 3 meals for me and my husband, and no doubt this batch will do the same. I appreciate that the next two meals will be a quick heat up in the microwave, and no cooking on my next few work days. This is a tweak-able dish, and next time I'll try subbing kidney beans in place of the black beans. I omitted the bell pepper as I didn't have it on hand, and we still love it! I'm glad your video passed through my feed. Bless you!
I that you used ingredients that are not hard to find or cost a lot of money. It looks so good. This will be on my meal prep plan. Thank you for this post.
Hey, Krista! I tried this recipe for my family and we didn't care for the sweetness of the cornbread. BUT! I made it yesterday with a different cornbread mix (Marie Callenders) and it was just right, in fact, perfect. I took it to my BFF picnic and we gobbled it up. This one is a keeper! Thank you so much. We will make it often 💋
This looks pretty good! I routinely add spinach to some pasta dishes! What I always say about spinach is that if it's good enough for Popeye, it's good enough for me!
I like additional spice so I added about 1/2 cup of drained, pickled jalapeno peppers to the meat mixture just prior to placing it on the cornbread. So good. Using this to food prep for work lunches for the week.
I like how you added spinach to use it up. I’ve actually chopped up spinach fairly small and mixed it in tuna salad when I needed to use it up. You can’t taste it and it adds some pretty color and nutrients to the salad.
We make this, too & call it Tamale Pie. Like you, I add spinach & any other healthy veggies I have in the fridge along with jalapeno & pablano peppers. It's a definite easy, quick meal & a kid pleaser.
Also was suggested today. I have yet to try it,but am excited to. Also,easy meals are great when you have kiddos. Love how she still added nutritional value
They sounded really yummy gonna give it a try I may change it a little bit of this and that but it’ll be basically how you put it together thank you so much my dear friend for so much great information hugs and kisses from grandma Sandy and Debbie
I've been working on a longterm food storage for our family. This means I now have more dehydrated foods to incorporate into recipes. I've really grown to luv dehydrated Jalapeños and Green Chile (milder). They still pack lots of flavor. Also, home bottled Pinto beans and garden tomatoes. Tex-Mex food is so versatile and I think it's all packed with nutrients.
Yes! My daughter and I began dabbling in dehydration last year. It has been awesome for so many things. I have not been entirely successful in our gardening efforts. (my daughter has been more successful with hers), but we have been able to dehydrate many herbs and can different foods to make dinners easy to throw together. The dehydrated jalapenos were a big shock of heat for us lol. I love jalapenos and spice, but boy did they pack a punch when dehydrated.
No need to sauté the onions and peppers beforehand; just cook them with the hamburger meat. Plus I drain the grease off mine before adding the taco mix. You can also use refried beans mixed into the burger. Great addition with the spinach. Your recipe is awesome as is, just commenting for other folks who might want to spin it a little. Love this dish!
This was a suggested video, from you tube. Normally I ignore them but your thumbnail hooked me and I watched the entire video. This looks Yummy! I can't have Bell peppers so when I make it, tomorrow night, I am going to use Hatch chile peppers instead. I cannot wait to surprise my hubby with this. Thank you!
Here in Mexico we make something similar called _pastel de maíz._ It does not rely on quite as many commercially processed ingredients - and Cheddar cheese is very hard to find here - but it's a great way to use up any leftover _guisado_ as the filling.
Krista, after listening closely to you and watching, we made Mexican Cornbread. Two of us had it two days. It is delicious. We will be making it again. Thank you for sharing with us. We used cream corn and will use whole kernel next time. We also used ground turkey because we don't eat beef.
I made this just for 2 people I used 1 box of jiffy mix put it in a 8x8 pan. 4 boxes of jiffy mix just seems to much corn bread for 1 lb of hamburger meat for 9x13 . Maybe I will try it when I have someone over for dinner. Tks for recipe 😋 mine is still cooking sure it will be good 👍 😋
Hope you enjoy! I like the extra cornbread to really hold it into layers. I can understand not needing 4 boxes for 2 people though lol! That's a lot of cornbread.
I live in the South grew up in the North. I grew up eating Jiffy - my husband grew up eating homemade cornbread. He hates Jiffy lol. I now make homemade cornbread and it is great. Think I will try this but make my own cornbread.
I like it both ways, depends on my mood and what I'm making. For this in particular, I prefer the Jiffy because it has just the right amount of sweetness for contrast, but I guess I could always add a little sugar to my cornbread and make it work.
Thank you for this recipe! I made a version last night with what I had on hand, which was Manwich sauce, ground turkey, onions, corn, black beans and cornbread mix (the just add water type). It came out great! I look forward to trying it again sometime with all of the ingredients you used.
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe here! I've tried unsuccessfully to make this recipe on my own but never got the correct measurements of dry ingredients vs. wet ingredients. I probably wasn't cooking @ a high enough temperature as well. So, here we are. Finally success. It was absolutely delicious too. Appreciate you.
Can't wait to try this for our Wed night potlucks. It would be nice if you added the oven temp and time at the top of the recipe to make it easier to write down. Thanks so much
WOW!!!. That's a lot of ingredients in one dish!!....,you ll be all set for dinner, everything in one casserole. Thank you for the idea,,I ll try it with less ingredients
Hi 👋 I was looking for a recipe to use left over cornbread when I came across your recipe, made it and it is delicious! My whole family has decided this will be on our weekly menu 🙂 thank you for the recipe.
I watched it today and made it today. Only had 3 boxes of cornbread. I used about 3 pounds of ground beef. I had a little extra meat filling so I served a scoop of the meat on their plate. I'm carnivore, I can't eat any of it. If my picky husband eats it anyone will😂. It looks delicious! Turned out great! Thanks. I wish I could post a picture.
I love making this prefer beef hb cozy filling and good made ! Also made a casserole doing the same thing with my leftover homemade chicken soup and jiffy cornbread cheese on top yumm !
Holy cow. I came up with a cornbread dish much like this years ago. Its cheap and easy to make. Kids called it Dads Cornbread pie. Lol. However I precook the bottom layer of cornbread in the microwave first. Takes about 5 minutes and that keeps the filling from sinking to the bottom of the cornbread mix.
This looks delicious & easy. I’ll definitely be making this! I have a little gadget called a chop stir that I got on Amazon. It has a 4 way end on it to brown the ground beef & crumble it at the same time. I love mine & highly recommend it.
I love the way you put this dish together. It is always good to learn how to make simple dishes as this. Thanks for showing something that I am sure taste great.
I like it! It's quick, and you can Make so many different variations of this. Like bacon, spinach, garlic, onion with pepper jack, or ham with broccoli and cheddar, or a chicken fajita style, or a breakfast style with sausage, egg, peppers and cheese. Thanks!
Been looking for something like this. I'm a Bachelor so I might just try it with the Cornbread on top. I get preoccupied and tend to burn the bottom of things. Nice.
That looks delicious!!! Yes! Cream! Jiffy cornbread is so good. My grandmother made a corn casserole that we all loved! Thank you so much for sharing.🌽 Have a great Thanksgiving……
It’s never occurred to me to put crust at the bottom of some thing like this. Counting calories, my whole life evidently. I admire your not reshooting the oops on the amount of cornbread you first mixed up. That’s humble and transparent. How refreshing. Thanks so much.
Well thank you. I find myself it a constant state of dieting. I relapse over and over. As I've gotten older, I think I have given up and replaced it with desire to eat better foods instead.
@@EverydayTexasLife My doctor and nutritionist demanded diet is to eat 6 small meals a day. Every 3 hours 4 ma I have to put good food into my mouth. Very strict and very hard to do all day everyday. I need to graze or I gain weight due to a genetic defect called MTHFR. I have to have IV glutathione every night and weight just dropped off of me. Cutting back made me fat. So did fasting. After my first dose of glutathione, I lost 10% body fat in one week. Anybody else that is struggling with their weight and you don’t daily “over eat” might want to order a MTHFR test, do a cheek swab for $150 and find out if you too have this genetic defect. 20% to 40% of the population might have one or two mutations and it affects everybody differently. It took me 46 years to figure it out.
I made this last minute for a work potluck. There was none left!!! Everyone enjoyed. I didn’t have black beans so I subbed with pinto. This was delicious.
Ingredients: (this serves a lot!)
1 medium onion
1 bell pepper chopped
1 lb ground beef or ground pork
4 boxes of Jiffy Cornbread, made per directions
1 pkt taco seasoning mix
1/2 can black beans drained, rinsed
1/2 can corn drained
1 can rotel, undrained (can use diced tomatoes if you dont want spice)
couple cups fresh spinach
2 cups cheese for cornbread, plus a little for sprinkling on top
Can I share this with my Facebook friends?
Wondering how we can make the cornbread mix from scratch? How much cornbread mix? Is it for one 9 x 9 inch pan or 9 x15 inches? Thanks
@@samanthamariah7625 two boxes would make a nice thick 9x13 pan it is too much for a 9x9.
@@samanthamariah7625 a 9x15 might be just a little too big. You can certainly use a 9x15 but I think it would work better with a 9x13.
@@samanthamariah7625 I would make four regular batches of cornbread and whatever is left over can just be baked off or used for cornmeal pancakes or corn bread muffins! :-)
I also know this as tamale pie, I add olives, mushrooms as well, and when it comes out of the oven to prevent a dry crust on the cornbread, I lightly roll a cube of butter over the crust & to top it off I sprinkle a layer of cheese over it with & top with a sprinkling of green onions& thinly sluced tomatoes..
Yummm!
Yummy!
Olives are great along side it too
My mouth is watering bad!😋😋😍
I call it tamale casserole and add olives as well
exaaaactly
When a cook’s first words are “hey y’all” just go ahead, buckle up and get ready for some good food with a southern edge. 😁
I like that. lol. My family makes fun that I seem to say hey y'all a lot hahaha
Or when my mom does it.... "listen up, you dumb asses..."
Roger that!
Yep....I agree with that!!!!!
I'm from North Caro!ina y'all don't have anything do with it ,her recipe sounds terrible ,look up an read the best Mexican corn bread EVER!!!!
When money was tight, I would bake the Jiffy cornmeal mix on top of a can of chili in an 8” X 8” pan. Kids loved it….we’d pour a little honey on it for a treat.
Mystery Chaser Took me a while to get it. At first I thought it read "We'd pour a little MONEY on it" .....
@@boyracer3477 silly boy
We would have fluffy scrambled eggs with canned chili on top for dinner sometimes. As a child I didn’t realize it was a “budget” meal. It was warm, filling, and tasted good!
You could afford honey? 🤣
@@AshyLarryTM given to me by a family member. 🤷♀️
I like her she use ingredients that's easy to access at any grocery store.. And this is a great recipe for beginners.
Thank you so much
And economical too
To make your own taco seasoning mix, just mix up: garlic powder, onion powder, salt, black pepper, cumin, chili powder, paprika....a tablespoon or so of each to your taste.
I've made my own before, just once I used it up never made it again. Not sure why.
I would drain the grease off after the meat cooked
Please there is no such thing as “taco seasoning” that’s just plain racist… and cumin is not Mexican
@@IraJLopez well why does it say taco seasoning on the pack and who said cumin was Mexican??
@@alrightnow7248 taco seasoning is just some made up bull shit… tacos don’t have a “distinct” flavor to have a product called “taco seasoning” there is all kinds of tacos with different flavors to each of them… that’s just racist to generalize all tacos as having one flavor- a “Mexican flavor” and using cumin on Mexican food is culture appropriation… not to be all PC about… but it is… people want to get a smokey flavor out of Mexican food by using cumin… thats bull shit… the reason why Mexican food has a “smokey” taste to it is because the majority of authentic Mexican food that is being imitated is cooked over an open flame or in a spit or a pit or on a flat top using wood to heat it up… so yeah taco seasoning is fake… and like said before that’s just plain racist
I too realize this is a year old post but UA-cam suggested your channel to me. First, I was soooo happily surprised and impressed that a mom/cook boosted the nutrition profile by adding the spinach. All of these delicious looking comfort food recipes are always “3 blocks of Velveta, 2 containers is sour cream, 2 blocks of cream cheese, a bag of precooked white rice, 2 cups of sugar, 4 cans of mushroom soup,and a topping of Fritos!” Usually that is followed by “ don’t worry about any old vegetables in here, no sir. It’s straight processed fat, fake cheese, and a whole bunch of preservatives!” The finished product looks good but it wouldn’t be allowed in our house, let alone in our kids !
I could always alter the recipe but the whole point is to find a completed, good recipe I can quickly follow. Why do so few mom’s not understand the purpose of food….to nourish the people who eat it. Good job “mom” and thanks. I will be making this …..a lot of goodness here!
Awe, thank you so much. I will say, I have a good bit of the overly processed meals as well. I do try to make a balance. I mostly find that balance in our routine breakfasts (easy yogurt, fruit, and maybe granola) and snacks. We eat a lot of veggies, but most times they are a side dish. My daughter loves "grossing her friends out" by telling them " we love vegetables". She thinks it is so funny the gross faces they give her.
Same here! Just finding this video in 2022, and I love it! She has a new subscriber here :-)
Wholeheartedly agree! However, Velveeta does have something to it. It now comes in a pouch as a creamy cheese and it is good and convenient for so many things - broccoli and cheese, nacho topping and this .... There's three pouches in my pantry at any given time.
@@lizziesangi1602Lizzie, Have you tried the White Velveeta? I don't remember the name it's called by but🥰Good Stuff!
Just my own personal opinion but I think some chopped collard greens would be better than spinach. IMHO. Of course, each to his/her own.
I just made mine, oh my God is so good instead of spinach I put cilantro and it gives it more of a Mexican taste. Thank you so much for this recipe five stars
I'm so glad it worked for you! That's awesome the hear about the cilantro working out. Several have asked about adding it. Good to know it doesn't turn bitter when cooked in the mix! Thank you for watching.
No her recipe was way off ,no onions don't belong in any cornbread an the other ingredients was horrible !! Look up the recipe I put in that's the best Mexican corn bread u'll ever eat!!!
@@karancarnwright4312 try watching the video before you make negative comments.
@@karancarnwright4312 you haven’t ate mine yet, I can say mine is pretty dang good… finger licking good lol
@@karancarnwright4312 so where is YOUR recipe?!?🤔
I know you posted this a year ago but I found your channel today. UA-cam recommended your channel. I made a huge crock-pot full of chilli today. So I decided to make this with it! It turned out fantastic! My family loved it!! Thank you!
That is awesome! So glad you enjoyed it.
It just showed up in my feed and I can't wait to try it. If I had a green pepper, I'd make it tonight!
New subscriber also!
Will be making this soon.
Just showed up in my feed too! Love the recipe, Im from SC so I know good home cooking y'all! ***** 5 stars
I just found her channel too and I'm going to try this recipe.
You have high protein beef & beans, hi fiber, vitamin C, antioxidant & lycopene
in tomatoes, and of coarse the spinach. So you see, you HAVE presented all of us with a one pan, healthy meal!! Thank- you most kindly😃🙏❣️
Awe thank you so much! I often worry too much about not being healthy enough and listening too much to other. You are very welcome. Thank you so much for watching.
This is my first time seeing you and I love, love, love this recipe. Thank you. Missouri🍅 yum
I made this on a whim today. I know I hit a home run when one of the kids came into the kitchen after taking one bite and said "You gotta make this more often, it rocks."
This particular kid NEVER even notices what she eats. Tastes great, filling, not expensive. A great recipe. Thanks!!!
This is fabulous. I love your story! Warms my heart so much.
My husband loves cornbread, so I made this for tonight's dinner. I didn't have any Jiffy Cornbread mix or taco seasoning, so I had to make the taco seasoning and cornbread from scratch. My veggie chopper was broken, so I had to chop everything by hand. The whole thing took me an hour, leaving me crabby and out of sorts when I put the dish into the oven. But it was TOTALLY WORTH IT! Not only did my husband love it, but it tasted delicious and plated up beautifully--good enough for company! From now on, I'll have Jiffy Cornbread Mix and taco seasoning in my pantry. Many thanks for sharing this wonderful casserole.
Thank you so much for your story. Isn't that exactly what comfort food was made for? You took so many setbacks and kept going. I'm so happy to hear this turned out a win for you!
TMI
With all that you did from scratch it may be better.
I make my own taco seasoning to avoid salt.
Actually your version was the healthier way to go. I don't like the taco package seasonings with all the additives. And the corn bread is easy to make from scratch. Your body will say thank you if feed it less toxins.
I watch this video a couple of times now, couldn’t figure out what it was about the way you cook. Now I know what it is! You have such a gentle and loving hand, it really makes a difference.
awe, well thank you so much. You are too kind.
My grandfather taught me to never ever stir the beans. If you’re planning to stir the food, add the beans last and gently fold them in so as not to rupture the skins. He was a really good pioneer country cook who loved the taste and nature of beans. Great looking Mexican Cornbread recipe, I can’t wait to try it, thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much. Such a sweet memory.
Please tell me about my grandfather I and worthy to know ❤️🙏
It's not gourmand fare, but more families should cook like this instead of going out. Krista, this is an outstanding recipe.
Thank you so much. We don't make gourmet by any means, but we do have dinner at home almost every evening and I love it so much.
I ate this dish often as a kid. One difference is my mom would add some sliced black olives to the mix. Great recipe.
The spinach is a nice idea and adds some pretty color to it as well! 🙂
Oh yes!
A good southern cook well done! Looks delicious 😋
Thank you 😋
Krista I made this meal for my family and now it's their special request. My friend loves it and she even has hers for breakfast with her coffee. Thanks a lot!
That is awesome. Thank you so much!
Before I even got the dinner assembled the family was helping themselves to the meat, Rotel, pepper, and beans and eating it with chips. They loved it! And they loved the casserole! Thank you!
That is awesome! I love this. You are very welcome. So glad y'all enjoyed.
It was soooo good! I added it to my “ menus fir guests” list. Easy and I know it will be a hit!
@Sandy C hello sandy how is Mr Murry
Tried this tonight. Had to let mine cook for about 30 minutes or so in a glass Pyrex dish. Came out well, served with avocado slices. The cornbread is a bit sweet but balanced the meat mixture perfectly.
Krista my family, friends and especially my grandchildren absolutely love this dish. I have made it several times and they are requesting it again. I love it with a cup of coffee. Good way to get some vegetables in the kids. I can't thank you enough for this recipe. It's my top ten in my recipe box.
so so so happy to hear!
@3:45 "We've got a little piece of the end of the onion..." And she pulls it out. That is love, right there. ♥
awe, well thank you love.
I thought the same thing!
I used this as inspiration for yesterday's dinner. We are vegetarian so I used more of the beans and vegetables as well as some Impossible Burger to make the filling. I also added some Chipotle pepper powder to the mix and chopped some canned jalepenos to the cornbread. The bottom crust seemed to take forver to cook, but it was well worth the wait! I made ours in an.8×8 pan and made 4 smaller helpings for the freezer. This is definitely a keeper! Thanks.
Sounds great!
I wonder if you part cook the bottom before throwing it together with filling and top to hasten the bottom being done.
Yum! My mom made something like this when we were kids (40+ yrs ago) called "tamale pie" 😂 it was one of my favorite meals, it's so fun to see something similar - brings back fun memories and looks so good!
So cool!
Your Mom must have gotten it the same way I did back in High School Home Ec class. 🥰
@@sylviacrawford7195 That's entirely possible! 😄
When I was a teenager in the 70s you could buy a Tamale Pie kit in a box. It was one of the first things I learned to cook. I remember it was really good too.
My mom made this all the time . She threw everything in your t from mushrooms to can pinto beans cheese and all stuff she had in her cubbies
I made this & I put spinach in it too. It was delicious! The whole family loved it! Thank you for sharing 😃
So glad! You are so welcome. we absolutely love it to. A staple in our home. I love that you were able to add even more health factor to something comfort based!
Made this with:
Ground Turkey
Mild Tomato Salsa
30 less sodium taco seasoning
And only put pepper Jack cheese on top
Delicious!!! 🎉
OOOOOH the pepper jack sounds nice. Glad you enjoyed!
Krista this is a great meal. I will definitely be making this. I look forward to more of your recipes because I am a one pot meal person. My grandchildren are gonna love this for the holidays. Thanks for sharing.
Me to girl! I love to cook, but sometimes ya just gotta eat and not do all the fluff. There are days that I definitely enjoy my "fluff" meals too though. Thanks for watching.
This video just popped up on my UA-cam, I'm glad it did because I'm going to use this recipe so that I can have not only for a good supper but something I can take to work and eat also
Wonderful!
GOD Bless You Krista and Thank You for Your Delicious Recipes! Congratulations on Being A Great Cook!👏👍🥳🎉
This recipe is a good one. It's been around for a long time only known as tamale pie. The cornbread was put on top of the filling along with green olives and cheese mixed in the topping. I love the spin on spinach. Thank you for sharing.
Hope you enjoy! You are very welcome.
I don't know why this video came up in my feed, but I'm glad it did. I'm trying this sometime this week, it looks delicious!
I'm so glad it did too! Let me know how you like it. Now that it's getting cold I really want to add this to this months rotation again too. hahaha
Not even watched the video yet. Already 'liked' it, already saved it, already hungry! This looks sooooo good! 😋
You're the best! Hope you enjoy it when you do get to make it.
Good video, good comfort food. We called this tamale pie growing up. But we didn't add greens, used a scratch corn bread made with buttermilk, green chiles and chopped green onions in corn bread batter with gobs of cheese. Also sliced olives in filling, no beans. It was so good! Glad I came across this, and I will make this for my neighbors tomorrow, using the spinach from my garden, too.
Hope you enjoy
I like that, see how it turned out THIS TIME. A lot of my dishes turn out that way, different every time.
Yes, especially when you just use what's on hand or what sounds good in that moment!
No, when you don't like to cook in the first place but can't afford to have someone do it for you so you look for "shortcuts".
Adding spinach was great idea. I love spinach!! Awesome recipe thanks
You are so welcome!
Going to try this on Saturday, (after I shop for the needed ingredients ) !! "Thank you" for posting ... 😉👍
Hope you enjoy! You are very welcome.
Thank's for your recipe . Of the stuffed Mexican cornbread . Looks so delicious . And a quick meal . Have a great weekend .
Yes indeed. Enjoy!
I imagine it would be tasty with sausage instead of beef. Or even ham or chicken. Wow thanks for the ideas. I like to make a breakfast casserole that includes leftovers.
Great idea! Yes, sausage especially sounds wonderful.
Thank you thank you thank you and thank you!!! I've eaten Mexican stuffed cornbread twice in my whole entire life and I have been looking for recipes for it For years! I've tried to make it from memory of what all was included in it when I ate it. That didn't work out too well. It was good but it wasn't good to me because it wasn't what I was looking for! So thank you thank you thank you from the bottom of my heart for this recipe! I've seen other recipes and they weren't nothing like what I had eaten before! So thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you and God bless you! You are my new Bestest friend! Lol. 🙏😇✌️
Awe, you are too sweet. You are very welcome. I'm so glad you were able to find what you were looking for!
New subscriber here - that recipe is a winner! Learning how to cook meals that fill you up - in one "pot" - is a skill sorely missed there days!!
Welcome aboard! I agree. It can be challenging. Especially with so many having to teach themselves how to cook.
@@EverydayTexasLife Yup! I look forward to seeing your content 😊
I rulled as a one pot cooker.like stews and gumbo.
@@lemmon-up4er Nice!
I add chopped spinach to a lot of things that I cook. The family thinks it’s parsley since I cut it up into small pieces. I agree about the added nutrients.
My kids poked and prodded in the beginning, now they are used to it and actually say "oh I love spinach... etc" because they know they've had it in a lot of dishes they really like. I do the same with things like carrots, peppers, onions etc. I'll shred them up and put them in a lot of soups.
Sneaky mom 🤣
Always!
Keep up the great videos of your food ! You have a great pace while demonstrating your recipes and You don’t take all day to show it . Plus the manner in which you speak is very pleasant to listen to ! Again great job!
Thank you so much! I decided to slack off since I wasn't getting much great response. I plan to start back up once I get the kiddos settled back into their school routine. Have a blessed day; thank you for the kind words.
That's my kind of food. Great recipe.
I will try it❤
Thank you so much
I have been making a dish similar to this for about 30 years. But I use jalapeno pepper and onion. 2 packages of unsweetened cornbread mix. One can of cream style corn and 2/3 cup milk. I add the cheese to the cornbread batter. Bake at 350 for 35-45 minutes. That gives suffecient time for the ground meat to become tender. I usually make a pot of pinto beans to go with it. This cornbread is also delicious with warm enchilada sauce poured over the top.
Sounds great! Making me hungry now!
This is the recipe we grew up on. So good. Lots of memories. Thanks.😊
I made empanadas recently, and the meat mix you made is similar to one i saw and used, except it was chicken. Your recipe is next on my list. The base meat mix is easily adjustable for flavors and other ideas for things. Thanks, cant wait to make this.
And panadas are so good as well it was a bummer when Taco Bell took the empanada's away
I’ve never had this recipe exactly, but this is the kind of food I grew up eating. It looks so good. Thanks for sharing this creation.
Hope you enjoy! Good ole easy comfort food!
Very interesting, thank you. Usually I serve plain cornbread on the side with chili or pinto beans. Cheers from Southern Virginia!
plain cornbread and beans is a staple as well!
Ooooh this looks great 💙 I love Jiffy cornbread. It’s the best and easiest and this looks so great for a crowd of hungry people! I sent this on to my friend and I’m sure we’ll both love it
@@DemocracysEdge thank you so much! It's always such a crowd pleaser.
I watched it 10/10/22 I tried it 10/11/22. My family wants me to cook it again!! Thank you
Wonderful! So happy to hear
Terrific recipe! I just made our second pan to utilize the left over beans & corn from the first time I made this a week ago. The first pan provided 3 meals for me and my husband, and no doubt this batch will do the same. I appreciate that the next two meals will be a quick heat up in the microwave, and no cooking on my next few work days. This is a tweak-able dish, and next time I'll try subbing kidney beans in place of the black beans. I omitted the bell pepper as I didn't have it on hand, and we still love it! I'm glad your video passed through my feed. Bless you!
God bless you! I'm so glad this recipe is working out so well for your family! It is very much tweakable to what fits for each person!!!!
I that you used ingredients that are not hard to find or cost a lot of money. It looks so good. This will be on my meal prep plan. Thank you for this post.
You are so welcome! I absolutely agree. Affordable and yummy!
Hey, Krista! I tried this recipe for my family and we didn't care for the sweetness of the cornbread. BUT! I made it yesterday with a different cornbread mix (Marie Callenders) and it was just right, in fact, perfect. I took it to my BFF picnic and we gobbled it up. This one is a keeper! Thank you so much. We will make it often 💋
I'm so glad! I'm happy you were able to to find a way to make it fit for your family!
Great recipe……will try it!
I am ready to make it and have Martha White corn kits as I don’t like sweet cornbread either! It looks GREAT!
I'm from the south, we add sugar to our cornbread.
@@samsmom400 My Georgia ancestors go back to 1831 and darlin', cornbread ain't never seen no suga in my family!
This looks pretty good! I routinely add spinach to some pasta dishes! What I always say about spinach is that if it's good enough for Popeye, it's good enough for me!
hahaha, that is too cute. Great minds think alike!
I like additional spice so I added about 1/2 cup of drained, pickled jalapeno peppers to the meat mixture just prior to placing it on the cornbread. So good. Using this to food prep for work lunches for the week.
Sounds great! That would be yummy!
Yes, those jalapeños will do it every time. Plus, I always season my meat no matter what dish I'm making. But, that's just me.
Like the way you put things together in your videos and instructions are very clear. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful! Thank you so much!
I know this as Tamale Pie
You can make the cornbread by scratch if you don’t like the sweetness of Jiffy
yes, and scratch cornbread it super simple too. I just love my jiffy and its convivence too!
If you're doing scratch cornbread, you can punch it up with jalapeno or other peppers. Jalapeno cornbread is awesome.
I just don't like sweet cornbread.
Yes the recipe I remember and commented about and failed to mention was called Cornbread Tamale Pie 😍 sweet memories.
Yep! Jiffy mix is no where near as good as homemade, and homemade is too easy!
I made this recipe tonight and it was real tasty! My wife doesn't like tamale pie but she really enjoyed this for dinner.
Glad you liked it!!
I like how you added spinach to use it up. I’ve actually chopped up spinach fairly small and mixed it in tuna salad when I needed to use it up. You can’t taste it and it adds some pretty color and nutrients to the salad.
Sounds great!
It’s healthy too
@@EverydayTexasLife Wondering if frozen spinach would work in it!? I keep a good bit of frozen on hand, both I & my grandkids love it in shakes, etc.
@@cristineconnell7803 Are you in the "Doyle" family tree? You know, like Popeye?😁That much spinach sure sounds like you are.👍
We make this, too & call it Tamale Pie. Like you, I add spinach & any other healthy veggies I have in the fridge along with jalapeno & pablano peppers. It's a definite easy, quick meal & a kid pleaser.
Agreed! So cool.
Also was suggested today. I have yet to try it,but am excited to. Also,easy meals are great when you have kiddos. Love how she still added nutritional value
Absolutely delicious! Easy to make. Would definitely make again!
Oh thank you for opening up your kitchen. That is a great idea and will be done at home too. The boys just love corn bread, both savory and sweetened.
You are so welcome! Thank you for this comment. It made my day! Have a blesssed one
I know several variations of this recipe and it can be made with left overs as well. Always turns out great!
Yes indeed! Some of our best "recipes" come from leftovers. Many times on busy nights I depend and plan for leftovers to recreate another meal.
They sounded really yummy gonna give it a try I may change it a little bit of this and that but it’ll be basically how you put it together thank you so much my dear friend for so much great information hugs and kisses from grandma Sandy and Debbie
Sounds great! Variety is the spice of life.
I've been working on a longterm food storage for our family. This means I now have more dehydrated foods to incorporate into recipes. I've really grown to luv dehydrated Jalapeños and Green Chile (milder). They still pack lots of flavor. Also, home bottled Pinto beans and garden tomatoes. Tex-Mex food is so versatile and I think it's all packed with nutrients.
Yes! My daughter and I began dabbling in dehydration last year. It has been awesome for so many things. I have not been entirely successful in our gardening efforts. (my daughter has been more successful with hers), but we have been able to dehydrate many herbs and can different foods to make dinners easy to throw together. The dehydrated jalapenos were a big shock of heat for us lol. I love jalapenos and spice, but boy did they pack a punch when dehydrated.
No need to sauté the onions and peppers beforehand; just cook them with the hamburger meat. Plus I drain the grease off mine before adding the taco mix. You can also use refried beans mixed into the burger. Great addition with the spinach. Your recipe is awesome as is, just commenting for other folks who might want to spin it a little. Love this dish!
Thanks for sharing
This was a suggested video, from you tube. Normally I ignore them but your thumbnail hooked me and I watched the entire video. This looks Yummy! I can't have Bell peppers so when I make it, tomorrow night, I am going to use Hatch chile peppers instead. I cannot wait to surprise my hubby with this. Thank you!
Do u have an AI? Do u eat no nightshades?
No peppers to me is such sadness
N potatoes are soooo cheap
Here in Mexico we make something similar called _pastel de maíz._ It does not rely on quite as many commercially processed ingredients - and Cheddar cheese is very hard to find here - but it's a great way to use up any leftover _guisado_ as the filling.
Thanks for sharing! I love hearing about other cultures and trying to incorporate that into our everyday cooking.
Krista, after listening closely to you and watching, we made Mexican Cornbread. Two of us had it two days. It is delicious. We will be making it again. Thank you for sharing with us. We used cream corn and will use whole kernel next time. We also used ground turkey because we don't eat beef.
Awesome!
I made this just for 2 people I used 1 box of jiffy mix put it in a 8x8 pan. 4 boxes of jiffy mix just seems to much corn bread for 1 lb of hamburger meat for 9x13 . Maybe I will try it when I have someone over for dinner. Tks for recipe 😋 mine is still cooking sure it will be good 👍 😋
Hope you enjoy! I like the extra cornbread to really hold it into layers. I can understand not needing 4 boxes for 2 people though lol! That's a lot of cornbread.
It sounds and looks delicious. I am going to try that, I like the jiffy mixes, they are good and easy..
I live in the South grew up in the North. I grew up eating Jiffy - my husband grew up eating homemade cornbread. He hates Jiffy lol. I now make homemade cornbread and it is great. Think I will try this but make my own cornbread.
I like it both ways, depends on my mood and what I'm making. For this in particular, I prefer the Jiffy because it has just the right amount of sweetness for contrast, but I guess I could always add a little sugar to my cornbread and make it work.
I LOVE THIS ! I LEARNED A COUPLE EXTRA INGREDIENTS TODAY ! THANK YOU !
NOW I GOTTA GO MAKE SOME FOR DINNER 🍽
Hope you enjoy
Thank you for this recipe! I made a version last night with what I had on hand, which was Manwich sauce, ground turkey, onions, corn, black beans and cornbread mix (the just add water type). It came out great! I look forward to trying it again sometime with all of the ingredients you used.
Add two avacados after baking and cooked before serving on top for garnish. Oh yeah girl great , cheap and DELICIOUS 😋!!! TYSM!! BLESSINGS ❤🎉😊
Avocados with this would be delish!
@KRISTASKITCHENADVENTURES side quackamoli
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe here! I've tried unsuccessfully to make this recipe on my own but never got the correct measurements of dry ingredients vs. wet ingredients. I probably wasn't cooking @ a high enough temperature as well. So, here we are. Finally success. It was absolutely delicious too. Appreciate you.
You are so welcome!
Can't wait to try this for our Wed night potlucks. It would be nice if you added the oven temp and time at the top of the recipe to make it easier to write down. Thanks so much
She said 400°.
ahh yeah... slop night
@@friedgreenaliernwomerns2600 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Excuse me where are your alls manners
WOW!!!. That's a lot of ingredients in one dish!!....,you ll be all set for dinner, everything in one casserole. Thank you for the idea,,I ll try it with less ingredients
Love, love, love the added fresh spinach! Great job!!!!!!
Thanks so much!
This looks great. I love that you added the spinach. Perfect.
Hope you enjoy
Omg I have been looking for a recipe like this. Thank you. New subscriber
Thanks for subbing! Enjoy!
Hi 👋
I was looking for a recipe to use left over cornbread when I came across your recipe, made it and it is delicious! My whole family has decided this will be on our weekly menu 🙂 thank you for the recipe.
Wonderful! I'm so glad y'all liked it! It is a family favorite of ours as well!
Looks yummy ,I'm definitely trying this recipe!!
Hope you enjoy! Thank you.
I watched it today and made it today. Only had 3 boxes of cornbread. I used about 3 pounds of ground beef. I had a little extra meat filling so I served a scoop of the meat on their plate. I'm carnivore, I can't eat any of it. If my picky husband eats it anyone will😂. It looks delicious! Turned out great! Thanks. I wish I could post a picture.
Well, glad he liked it!
WITH HUNDREDS OF VARIATIONS POSSIBLE, my leftover chili was phenomenal. Tks!
Isn't that the best? When you can take something and spin it so much you end up with so many different recipes out of one!
I love making this prefer beef hb cozy filling and good made ! Also made a casserole doing the same thing with my leftover homemade chicken soup and jiffy cornbread cheese on top yumm !
Cool idea
Thank you for simple casserole recipe!
My pleasure 😊
Holy cow. I came up with a cornbread dish much like this years ago. Its cheap and easy to make. Kids called it Dads Cornbread pie. Lol.
However I precook the bottom layer of cornbread in the microwave first. Takes about 5 minutes and that keeps the filling from sinking to the bottom of the cornbread mix.
Sounds awesome. Love the name too. Simple and to the point.
This looks delicious & easy. I’ll definitely be making this! I have a little gadget called a chop stir that I got on Amazon. It has a 4 way end on it to brown the ground beef & crumble it at the same time. I love mine & highly recommend it.
I have one now! I had one before that was awful, decided to try a better brand.... completely worth it!
I have one too! Love it and if you spray it with PAM first, the meat doesnt stick to it.
I love the way you put this dish together. It is always good to learn how to make simple dishes as this. Thanks for showing something that I am sure taste great.
My pleasure 😊 Thanks for watching.
Looks DELISH!!!! This would be great to bring to my next holiday covered dish party.
Absolutely! Good food for a crowd!
Just mad this dish. Used pepper Jack. Topped with sour cream. Really love this dish. Recommend. Thanks for the suggestion 😊
Sounds great! Thank you for sharing.
Love this recipe can't wait to try it
Hope you enjoy
I like it! It's quick, and you can Make so many different variations of this. Like bacon, spinach, garlic, onion with pepper jack, or ham with broccoli and cheddar, or a chicken fajita style, or a breakfast style with sausage, egg, peppers and cheese. Thanks!
Great idea!
Been looking for something like this. I'm a Bachelor so I might just try it with the Cornbread on top. I get preoccupied and tend to burn the bottom of things. Nice.
I'd love to come home to this cutie pie after work. She's cute and can cook!!
You are so kind
Girl thank you so much I am excited to make this it looks so yummy
Hope you enjoy! It's super easy and delicious.
That looks delicious!!! Yes! Cream! Jiffy cornbread is so good. My grandmother made a corn casserole that we all loved! Thank you so much for sharing.🌽 Have a great Thanksgiving……
You are so welcome! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours as well! I love my Jiffy cornbread as well.
I know I love corn casserole too, I actually make it every week I'm so hooked.
It’s never occurred to me to put crust at the bottom of some thing like this. Counting calories, my whole life evidently. I admire your not reshooting the oops on the amount of cornbread you first mixed up. That’s humble and transparent. How refreshing. Thanks so much.
Well thank you. I find myself it a constant state of dieting. I relapse over and over. As I've gotten older, I think I have given up and replaced it with desire to eat better foods instead.
@@EverydayTexasLife My doctor and nutritionist demanded diet is to eat 6 small meals a day. Every 3 hours 4 ma I have to put good food into my mouth. Very strict and very hard to do all day everyday. I need to graze or I gain weight due to a genetic defect called MTHFR. I have to have IV glutathione every night and weight just dropped off of me. Cutting back made me fat. So did fasting. After my first dose of glutathione, I lost 10% body fat in one week. Anybody else that is struggling with their weight and you don’t daily “over eat” might want to order a MTHFR test, do a cheek swab for $150 and find out if you too have this genetic defect. 20% to 40% of the population might have one or two mutations and it affects everybody differently. It took me 46 years to figure it out.
I made this last minute for a work potluck. There was none left!!! Everyone enjoyed. I didn’t have black beans so I subbed with pinto. This was delicious.
That's awesome! So glad it was a hit for you!