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Tex-Mex Shepherd's Pie

Aly
An American-Mexican twist to a classic dish.
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 35 mins
Total Time 55 mins

Ingredients
  

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb Ground Beef
  • 1 med. Onion (Optional)
  • 1 Jalapeno, diced (Optional)
  • 1 can Green Beans Drained
  • 1 can Sweet Corn Drained
  • 1-2 cups Shredded Cheese (cheddar, taco blend, etc.)
  • 1 ½ cup Taco Sauce (more to keep mixture moist)
  • 1 mix Gluten Free Cornbread

Instructions
 

Instructions:

  • Make cornbread batter per packaged instructions, set aside.
  • Preheat oven to 400° and grease 9x13 pan, set aside.
  • Cook ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat, until no longer pink.
  • If necessary, drain excess fat from pan.
  • Add onion and jalapeno to meat, if using. Cook about 5 minutes, stirring so nothing burns.
  • Mix canned green beans and corn into meat mixture. Cook to a simmer.
  • Pour taco sauce into pan and mix until well combined.
  • Remove pan from heat. Sprinkle cheese over meat mixture and stir until cheese starts to melt.
  • Pour meat mixture into 9x13 pan, spreading evenly.
  • Pour cornbread batter over meat mixture, spread evenly with spatula. If your mix makes a large amount of cornbread batter, divid the batter and use half for the meat. Pour the other half of the batter into a muffin tin and bake after the pie is done.
  • Bake 35-45 minutes until cornbread is cooked through. Test with the toothpick method.
  • Let pan cool 5-10 minutes before serving.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

  • Use whatever canned veggies you and your family prefer.
  • Adjust cheese and taco sauce ratio to your liking. Remember, if you are using pre-shredded cheese, always check the ingredients because some companies use wheat or other gluten ingredients to coat the cheese to prevent it from clumping.
  • Adjust the heat of the dish by adjusting the heat level of the taco sauce and the diced jalapeno. 
  • Roughly 600 calories for ⅙ of recipe.
  • I like to use Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Cornbread Mix, or make my own: "The Best Cornbread"
  • Also, I know Shepherd's Pie is traditionally made with lamb, while Cottage Pie is made with beef.