My friend Samantha sent me this recipe! Thanks, girl!
Mexican Shepherd’s Pie (By Julie Egan)
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
- 1 cup salsa
- 1 package taco seasoning
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (11 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
- 2 (8.5 ounce) packages corn muffin mix, prepared
Cook and drain ground beef. Add salsa, taco seasoning and water. Bring to boil and simmer on low for 5 minutes. Transfer to 9×13 pan and top evenly with cheese. Top with black beans and corn. Prepare the corn muffin mix according to package directions. Spread evenly over the beans and corn. Bake 25 – 30 minutes at 400*, until cornbread is done.
We LOVED this. The sweet cornbread topping was the perfect compliment to the spicy filling. I had an opened can of Rotel, so I ended substititing that for the salsa and it was spicy, but so yummy. A dollop of sour cream helped cool it down. This is a definite make again for us!
Estimated cost for our meal (I halved the recipe and made it an 8×8 pan for 6 servings):
- 1 lb. lean ground beef: on sale for $1.20/lb
- 1/2 can Rotel: $0.19 (bought on sale with a coupon for $0.38 a can)
- taco seasoning: FREE (after coupon)
- 1 cup black beans (cooked from dry): $0.20
- 1 cup frozen corn: ~$0.10 (bag was $0.30 after coupon)
- 1 cup shredded cheese: $0.50
- 1 box cornbread mix: $0.43
- 1 egg (for cornbread): $0.08
- 1/3 cup milk (for cornbread): not much
- sour cream: $0.25
Final Cost: $2.45!!
Just printed it! I can’t wait to try it!
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If you were to freeze this would you bake it first or freeze it after you spread the corn bread on?
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pameladonnis Reply:
January 6th, 2012 at 2:57 am
You can freeze it either way, though I usually spread the cornbread batter on first, and then freeze.
See the recipe card direction for more freezing info: http://onceamonthmom.com/traditional-january-2012-oamm-menu-oamc-once-a-month-cooking-freezer-cooking/
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We tried this and it was very yummy! THanks!
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pameladonnis Reply:
January 12th, 2012 at 2:45 pm
I’m so glad you liked it! It’s one of our favorites too.
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Thanks so much! OAMM directed me here, and I’m glad they did.
My whole family loved it; since I can’t eat onions, we just used the Rotel tomatoes and it was perfect.
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pameladonnis Reply:
February 29th, 2012 at 1:53 am
Thanks for letting me know! I’m glad you liked it.
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