This chicken casserole has a potato chip topping that is salty, crunchy, and crispy. It tastes great and is simple to make.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 40 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds ground beef
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- garlic powder to taste
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1 (1.25 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
- ¾ cup hot water
- 1 (11 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
- 1 (8.5 ounce) package corn muffin mix
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (Optional)
- 1 (2.25 ounce) can sliced black olives (Optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray a 9×13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Place the beef and onion in a skillet over medium heat. Cook until beef is evenly brown and onion is tender. Drain grease. Season with garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Mix in the tomatoes, and cook 5 minutes. Stir in the taco seasoning and water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and continue cooking 5 minutes, until thickened. Transfer to the prepared baking dish, and top evenly with corn.
- Prepare the corn muffin mix according to package directions. Spread evenly over the corn layer in the baking dish.
- Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until puffed and golden. Garnish with olives and cheese.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 407 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 34 g |
| Cholesterol | 71 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 23 g |
| Saturated Fat | 8 g |
| Sodium | 1223 mg |
| Sugars | 7 g |
| Fat | 20 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I added yellow bell pepper because it needed used and it was great!
Great way to get hearty meal with both meat and veggies in! Easily added scoops of already made baked potatoes to the bottom. Wished for more spice, in addition to Spicy taco mix & spicy tomatoes. Cheese (& olives) I left out would probably have improved it! Glad to find recipe with breading on top!
really good recipe but I use potatoes instead and I put a can of refried beans on top of the meat I added some salsa to the meat and a few pork sausages spicy pork sausages it was totally amazing taco seasoning cooked it for 40 minutes at 350 I also added mushrooms and jalapenos to it wow what a wonderful recipe
It turned out so perfectly! This was my first time ever making shepherds pie and I’m pretty impressed by how it turned out! I added mixed veggies and a can of corn into the meat mixture. Also, I sprinkled cheese on top before putting the cornbread mix on. love it and I love this app!
Prefer this one with the corn bread, gives it more substance. I changed it up a bit
Using several of the suggestions from others to spice it up, I’m rating this 4 because otherwise it wouldn’t have been as good. ONE SKILLET MEAL: I also used a 10″ round iron skillet & did EVERYTHING in it. Added a bit of oil 1st then did everything else in it! I only added 2 T. water. I’ve never added photos but I’m going to try.
This was easy enough to do but lacked a little flavor. Maybe next time I’ll use a different taco seasoning ( Better ). May also add green chilies and not cut the onions quite so fine-felt the dish needed a bit more substance/ texture. Otherwise. it was quite tasty and satisfying. The cornbread crust was a marvel.
This has been a go to recipe for my family for years. It’s a really filling inexpensive meal and I like the versatility of it. We’ve tried it with different beans (black, red, pinto-canned or cooked from dried) and different types of tomatos (canned plain, or with all sorts of seasonings, or fresh). We usually use 2 boxes of Jiffy cornbread mix, but we’ve also used others and have made a mix from cornmeal. We usually add the corn (canned or frozen!) to the cornbread mixture. Tonight, we were out of taco seasoning, so we made up a batch of Taco Seasoning I and added some of it to the meat. Not buying that packaged seasoning again! Yumm!! Thank you Allrecipes!
This is amazing! We made it a little different. We added a can of mixed veggies after the diced tomatoes (we used hot rotel) and put homemade mashed potatoes on the bottom (we add cream cheese to our potatoes) then the meat mixture & jiffy on top (two boxes for a 13×9 pan) one box isn’t enough as others said. But it’s a hit! Soooooooooo delicious! Making this again!
Added beans. Did not increase the muffin mix, but used 9in pie plate instead and it was perfect ratio. Didn’t have any corn, that would have been yummy, though. Added sharp cheddar under the muffin topping. It was so good! I used taco sauce and a little bit of beer in place of the water. Fantastic
Very tasty! I did tweak a few things: 1) I only had 1lb of ground beef, not 1.5lbs. To make up the difference, I used a can of black beans. 2) My favorite taco seasoning comes from Trader Joe’s, and if you use the whole packet, it is VERY spicy and flavorful. Because of the heat and flavor, I opted to omit the garlic powder and black pepper. 3) When making corn bread I don’t use the boxed Jiffy mix. Instead, I made the corn bread from scratch using the recipe from the Fannie Farmer Cookbook. I found 1 normal batch was sufficient for us (I see some people doubling the amount of corn bread). Overall this was a very easy recipe to make and I plan on adding this to my rotation of meals.
Easy to make and very tasty (topped with olives, cheese, sour cream, and served with Cholupa sauce). I think recipe as is would be better in 8×8 or 9 pan. Too thin for 9×13. Double everything for larger fish.
Since it was just for my husband and me, I cut the recipe in half & used a 11 x 7 dish. It was a little bit thin but still worked well! I used all of the cornbread mixture for the top. We served it with sour cream also. This is a yummy dish and tasty even the next day. I will definitely make it again!
This is good but I recommend mixing the cheese in with the corn bread batter and also adding jalepenos to the batter before putting it on the mexican shepherd’s pie and baking.
made it frequently; lots of shepherd’s pie versions here but once I tried this one I quit looking, mainly because of the cornbread and no potatoes. Spice it up a bit Texas style and its a big hit.
My neighbor really liked this. I added rinsed black beans to the meat mixture and put my cheese on the casserole before adding the cornbread mixture. This makes a lot, but it reheats well. I will make this again as it is simple, inexpensive, and tasty!
Very good recipe. Easy to make. I made some minor modifications and turned out great. Instead of salt/pepper, I used 1/2 tsp of original camp mix. Instead of garlic powder, I used 4 cloves minced garlic (1/2 tsp x 4). Instead of can of regular diced tomatoes, use Rotel fire roasted diced tomatoes with green chilies. Instead of whole kernel corn used can of mexicorn. In a 9×13 dish, the layer of corn and the layer of corn bread muffin mix didn’t seem to be quite enough. I would add a few more ounces to each layer. Excellent recipe.
It is really good and even my very picky husband liked it! It is one I will use again and again…..
I am one who takes a recipe and make it my own. I never follow exactly without putting my twist on it. This is how I tweaked it. I added 1 jar of salsa to the meat mixture omitting the water. I also spread 2 cans of refried beans on top of the layer of corn. I then added a layer of Mexican blend cheese on top of the beans. I also topped with 3 boxes of Jiffy Corn Muffin mix. That being said this is a great recipe. Perfect for those on a budget and very filling, tastes great as well.
I added a can of refried beans to the mix. I thought the taco part was very good, but I did not care for the cornbread on top. Granted, I did not use a wonderful mix, but I still think it was better without the topping.
I pass this off as my own recipe and it’s a huge hit. So thanks!