I don’t know what y’all had for supper last night but this easy to make Canyon Casserole is what we had and I barely had to wash the dish when we were done because my brood scraped it clean! Usually, an 8×8 casserole is enough for the four of us, but I’m going to have to double this recipe next time because while my husband and son ate their fill at supper, they both asked me later in the evening if any was left.
I love suppers like that, don’t you? The beauty of this recipe is that it is pretty economical, a meal in one, and packed with a wonderful southwestern flavor. I want to thank my friends at Martha White for letting me share their Canyon Casserole recipe with you.
Recipe Ingredients:
- Milk
- Taco Seasoning
- Vegetable oil (just a little bit)
- Egg
- Self Rising Cornmeal Mix
- Diced tomatoes
- Whole kernel corn
- Ground beef
- Some shredded cheddar cheese.
The cheddar cheese was shy and I hated to make it pose when it didn’t want to so just imagine it there.
All the ingredients, the amounts and instructions are in the printable recipe below. Keep scrollin’ 😉
How to Make Canyon Casserole
Cook ground beef until well done then drain.
Stir in tomatoes in juice, drained corn, taco seasoning, and water.
Stir up really well and cook it over medium high just until nice and bubbly.
Grease an 8×8 baking dish.
Pour meat filling into dish.
Mix up Self Rising Cornmeal, egg, milk, oil, and cheese. Stir until well blended.
Drop by spoonfuls over the top of meat mixture.
Bake at 400 for 30-35 minutes.
While this was in the oven, my teenage son came in the kitchen twice to declare
“Something smells good, when is that going to be done?”
“Is it done yet?”
DIG IN!
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 ounce pkg taco seasoning
- 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes undrained
- 14.5 ounce can whole kernel corn drained
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup Martha White Self Rising White Buttermilk Corn Meal Mix can use yellow self rising corn meal mix
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400. Spray an 8 inch baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
- Brown ground beef in large skillet until fully cooked. Drain off any grease. Add in Taco seasoning, water, tomatoes, and corn. Stir and bring just to a boil. Pour into baking dish.
- In small bowl, stir together corn meal mix, milk, egg, oil, and cheese until well blended. Drop by spoonfuls onto top of meat mixture in baking dish.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown on top. Enjoy!
Nutrition
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“The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Hi Christy~
Was searching for something easy & quick to take to our church Life Group for this Tuesday evening…It’s definitely easy & I think this will be a hit..Thanks for sharing.
🙂 Yes, this one is very easy!! I hope everyone enjoys!!
Hello Christy. I just come across your recipes and would love to try this canyon casserole but don’t have self raising cornmeal mix here and taco seasoning,pls what will I use to substitute them. Can’t wait to get your reply cos I’m so desperate in trying it for our dinner today. Thanks Christy
You can search for how to make both the self-rising cornmeal and homemade taco seasoning both are easy to make and have pretty common ingredients. Hope that helps and I hope you enjoy the casserole!!
Can you give me a rough estimate of how long the prep takes – this looks amazing and trying to figure out if I have enough time to make it this evening?
Thank you!
I make this all the time except I switched up tomatoes and use salsa. I also use frozen corn instead of canned. We love it so comforting .
What a great idea Toni, thanks for sharing!
This is the same as my Tamale Pie recipe except it calls for Rotel instead of diced tomatoes. Also, for cornbread topping, I use the envelope of Martha White cornmeal mix … makes the topping so quick and easy.
I occasionally use the packet of mix as well Mimi!! It is very convenient!