Milky Tex-Mex Skillet Pie Recipe

This milky Tex-Mex skillet pie is one of those just simple yet delicious dinners. The beef and sweet potato mixture are filling and so satisfying.

I initially found this Tex-Mex skillet pie recipe was inspired by a Pinterest post. The original recipe calls for adobo peppers, which I left out because, usually, they’re too hot. I would add them in next time.

Let me know what you think if you try this one! This is such an easy dish you can make when you’re too lazy to prepare a complicated, delicious meal.

Milky Tex-Mex Skillet Pie Recipe

Gretel Shaw

If you like savoury things, you'll love this Tex-Mex skillet pie. I like food in Texas and having it incorporated with Mexican makes me so excited to make this at home.

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 35 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican, Tex-Mex, Texan

Servings 4 people

Calories 690 kcal

Ingredients

 

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  8 ½ ounces corn muffin mix
• ⅓ cup milk
• 1 medium egg
• 1 large sweet potato - cut into 1/4-inch cubes
• 1 medium red onion - diced
• 1 pound ground beef (minced beef)
• 14 ½ ounces tomato - diced including the juice
• ½ cup corn
• 1 cup cilantro (coriander) - chopped

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. In a bowl, stir the corn muffin mix, milk, and egg.
• Brush the bottom and sides of a cast-iron skillet with 1 tablespoon of oil; heat over high. If you don’t have a cast-iron skillet, use an oven-safe skillet.
• Cook the ground beef until brown and drain off most of the grease.
• Transfer the ground beef to another bowl. Add the sweet potatoes and onion to the ground beef grease; season with salt and pepper.
• Cook, often stirring, until the vegetables soften, about 3 minutes.
• Add the ground beef back in, as well as the tomatoes and their juices, the corn, and cilantro. Stir well and top with the muffin batter, leaving a 2-inch border. Bake until the cornbread is golden and a tester inserted in its centre comes out clean, 15 to 18 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 690kcalCarbohydrates: 72gProtein: 29gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 125mgSodium: 653mgPotassium: 1021mgFiber: 9gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 12612IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 153mgIron: 6mg

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