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Mexican Cornbread Casserole

November 10, 2016 by Quinn Caudill 20 Comments

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Great fusion between Southern and Mexican comfort food. Mexican Cornbread Casserole is super easy to make and your kids will love it.

 

Great fusion between Southern and Mexican comfort food. Mexican Cornbread Casserole is super easy to make and your kids will love it.

 

Well, the kids are back in school. This reminds me of the Staples commercial with the Dad dancing down the aisles signing the Christmas song “It’s the most wonderful time of the year”. My kids hate when I sing that song. Actually, they just hate it when I sing.

Part of what I love about the kids going back to school, besides me being able to get some work done, is that we get back on a more regimented schedule. But the fall also means we are incredibly busy in the evenings with sports and homework.

Great fusion between Southern and Mexican comfort food. Mexican Cornbread Casserole is super easy to make and your kids will love it.

 

Like all busy families, it becomes very difficult to get a good healthy meal on the table, let alone eat together as a family. My job is to provide my family and you my readers, with those recipes. Quick, easy recipes like my Mexican Cornbread Casserole that the kids will enjoy and are so much healthier than take out pizza or fast food.

Leave those for Friday night! That is my night off from cooking.

Great fusion between Southern and Mexican comfort food. Mexican Cornbread Casserole is super easy to make and your kids will love it.

There are hundreds of version of Mexican Cornbread Casserole recipe on the web. I try to lighten up my version by using ground turkey, low-fat milk and not oil in my cornbread mix. I know I use bacon and cook the onion and turkey in some of the bacon grease but it is only two pieces.

Give me a break, you still need to add some flavor or the kids are not going to eat it anyway. Add a side salad and you have a nutritious quick meal.

Method:

My Mexican Cornbread Casserole can be on the table in about 45 minutes. To speed up the process cook the meat filling the night before. Mix the cornbread batter when you are ready to assemble and this will cut your time in half.

I used two convenience items to make this recipe. First is something new I found at Kroger’s from Herdez. I like the quality of Herdez products and their newest item is Mexican Cooking Sauces. I usually stay away from these types of products because of sodium and preservatives. This product has no preservatives, but the sodium is a still a little high. I only used half a jar to make this recipe but it added plenty of flavors.

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Second item is from Kroger’s Private Selection brand of products. Zesty Corn and Black bean frozen vegetable mix is a great hearty convenience item which provides just the right amount of ingredients for a recipe.Great fusion between Southern and Mexican comfort food. Mexican Cornbread Casserole is super easy to make and your kids will love it.

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Great fusion between Southern and Mexican comfort food. Mexican Cornbread Casserole is super easy to make and your kids will love it.
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Cornbread Mexican Casserole
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 
Great fusion between Southern and Mexican comfort food. Mexican Cornbread Casserole is super easy to make and your kids will love it. 
Course: Main
Cuisine: American, Mexican
Servings: 8 servings
Author: Quinn Caudill
Ingredients
  • 2 slices bacon
  • 1/2 cup onion chopped
  • 1 1/2 lbs. ground turkey
  • 2 Tbsp. taco seasoning
  • 1 (4 oz) can diced green chilies, divided
  • 2 boxes Jiffy corn muffin mix
  • 2 eggs
  • 2/3 cup 1% milk
  • 1 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend, divided
  • 1 (12 oz) package frozen zesty corn and black bean blend, such as Private Selection by Kroger's
  • 1 cup Herdez Roasted Pasilla Chile Mexican Cooking Sauce
  • Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat oven to 375° F
  2. In a large pot, cook bacon until crisp over, medium-high heat. Remove bacon and place on paper towel to drain. Crumble and reserve for cornbread mix.
  3. In the same pot add onion and cook for 5 minutes until translucent.
  4. Add ground turkey to onions and cook until meat is browned. Drain off excess grease. Stir in 2 oz. of green chilies and 2 Tbsp. taco seasoning. Cook for 2-3 minutes until seasoning is combined.

  5. Add frozen zesty corn and black bean veggies and Herdez Roasted Pasilla Chile Mexican Cooking Sauce; simmer on medium-low for 5 minutes.
  6. While meat is simmering, make cornbread mix.
  7. Place 2 boxes of dry cornbread mix in a large bowl.
  8. In a small bowl, whisk together eggs and milk.

  9. Add egg mixture, reserved bacon, remaining green chilies, and 2/3 cup shredded cheese to cornbread mix. Stir just to combine. Do not overmix.

  10. Lightly grease a 9*13 baking dish with cooking spray.
  11. Pour half of the cornbread batter into the bottom of the dish.
  12. Spread meat mixture over batter.
  13. Top with remaining cornbread batter and sprinkle with 1/3 cup cheese.
  14. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. from oven and allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving.
Recipe Notes

If using 1 lb of ground beef instead of ground turkey, (use only one box of corn muffin mix, 1 egg and 1/3 cup milk). Bake in a 9*9 dish.

For a sweeter cornbread substitute 1 box of Jiffy corn muffin mix with 1 box of Jiffy yellow cake mix

This is the first time I have used Herdez Mexican Cooking Sauce . I was pleased with the flavors. Herdez makes 4 varieties of the cooking sauces. I like the fact there is no preservatives but the sodium is a little high.

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I will be bringing my Mexican Cornbread Casserole recipe to Freedom Fridays, Friday Favorites, Fiesta Friday, and Weekend Potluck,  Check out my Link Parties page for other great places to find new recipes.

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Filed Under: Bread, Casserole, Dinner, Easy, Kid Friendly, Main Dish, Mexican Food, recipe Tagged With: #SundaySupper, Bacon, Butterball, Casserole, Cornbread, Family Dinner, Ground Turkey, Herdez, Jiffy, Kraft, Kroger, Mexican, Private Selection

About Quinn Caudill

"Quinn is the author, photographer and recipe designer over at DadWhats4Dinner. He enjoys cooking for family and friends and being creative in the kitchen. He makes ordinary everyday food extraordinary. He lives just north of Cincinnati with his wife of 24 years, three kids and three cats. His kids have well-developed palates and his youngest daughter is now working with him on the blog creating recipes for her own page "Cooking with Ella". Follow him on: Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter or Instagram."

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Comments

  1. CakePants says

    November 10, 2016 at 10:57 pm

    This looks like just the kind of comforting but healthy food we need as we head into the chillier months! I don’t even have kids but it’s often still a struggle to get a healthy dinner on the table in a timely fashion.

    Reply
    • Quinn Caudill says

      November 11, 2016 at 6:46 am

      Thanks you will love it.

      Reply
  2. Angie | Fiesta Friday says

    November 12, 2016 at 8:55 pm

    Yum, yum!! This sounds deeleeshish!! ??

    Reply
  3. sammyapproves says

    November 16, 2016 at 1:04 pm

    Yummy! I love cornbread and it sounds so delish in a Mexican style casserole. Thanks for joining the Family Joy Link Party!

    Reply
  4. FrugalHausfrau says

    November 22, 2016 at 8:22 pm

    Perfect for the busy night and you know I’m nuts about Southwestern and so is my family. 2 pieces of bacon – well that’s not gonna kill anyone! 🙂 You’re so right, sometimes you need a little something to make the medicine go down!

    Oh, and my kids hate when I sing too – especially when it’s “Always look on the bright side of life!”

    Reply
  5. Kim says

    February 2, 2017 at 1:39 pm

    At what point do you add the Zesty Corn & Black Bean Blend & do you pre-cook it?

    Reply
    • Quinn Caudill says

      February 2, 2017 at 8:22 pm

      Hi Kim, Thanks for the call out. You add the corn blend when you add the sauce. No need to pre-cook. Recipe is fixed. Hope you enjoy, it is a great recipe.

      Reply
  6. Julie is Hostess At Heart says

    February 3, 2017 at 1:28 pm

    I love everything about this recipe. Mexican food is my favorite and this would be so good to serve with any of it!

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  7. Suchitra says

    February 4, 2017 at 11:37 am

    What a lovely Mexican cornbread casserole, Quinn! Thanks for sharing it here at FF!

    Reply
  8. Dizzy5 says

    February 10, 2017 at 9:54 am

    What is, how much, is the following?
    “1 oz package frozen zesty corn and black bean blend such as Private Selection by Kroger’s, 12” . Don’t make no sense.

    Reply
    • QUINN says

      February 10, 2017 at 10:46 am

      Sorry I have switched recipe makers and I am in the process of fixing all of them. 1 12 oz bag.

      Reply
    • QUINN says

      February 10, 2017 at 10:50 am

      Fixed! Hope you enjoy!

      Reply
  9. Dizzy5 says

    February 10, 2017 at 5:56 pm

    “In a small bowl, whisk together eggs and water.” What “water”?

    Reply
    • QUINN says

      February 10, 2017 at 6:55 pm

      It the water required on the box of Cornbread mix.

      Reply
    • QUINN says

      February 10, 2017 at 7:20 pm

      2/3 cups of milk, not water. Milk is under the eggs in the ingredients list.

      Reply
  10. Dizzy5 says

    February 10, 2017 at 7:44 pm

    All right, I’ll stop whinging. Did this with 1# ground beef shoulder, as directed (1 egg, etc) also TJ’s cornmeal mix (1/2 box = 1 Box Jiffy) which surprised me me with its sweetness. One onion, chopped, and extra green chiles. Homemade seasoning mix (lay it on!) and salsa-roja mess for the Herdez. All in an 8×8 dish, not TOO tight. Nice, easy, gone. Thanks.

    Reply
    • QUINN says

      February 11, 2017 at 10:50 am

      I like your changes and sorry for the confusion. I am glad you liked the recipe. Have a great weekend!

      Reply

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