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This Easy Mexican Cornbread Casserole is Keto, Low Carb, Gluten Free, Grain Free and one of the most comforting and satisfying meals you can make for your family!
With a layer of cornbread as the base, a mixture of spices with organic grass fed ground beef and another layer of cheesy cornbread on top, this scrumptious meal is not only a family friendly one, but simple enough for any busy weeknight! It's also easy to make ahead, freeze and thaw for when life gets crazy and you need dinner on the table fast.
When I think of comfort foods, it always comes back to some form of bread for me. I am an Italian and grew up on carbs, so when I began eating low carb that was certainly something I missed. But it's also made me work really hard to make over traditional recipes and turn them into low carb wonders, like my Grain Free Low Carb Cornbread.
Organic Grass-Fed Ground Beef is always on the menu for my family on a weekly basis. I love making comforting meals using ground beef, like my Bacon Cheeseburger Cauliflower Casserole, and my Bacon Cheeseburger Calzone made with my Fathead Low Carb Dough!
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You can choose to customize your box with whatever meats you prefer. I love having variety so the standard box was perfect for us. It came with 100% Grass Fed Ground Beef, Top Sirloin, New York Strip, Ribeye,Free Range Organic Chicken Breasts, Heritage Breed Pork Chops, and Bacon.
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Mexican Cornbread Casserole (Low Carb, Gluten Free)
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time30 minutes mins
Total Time50 minutes mins
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 514kcal
Author: Brenda Bennett | Sugar-Free Mom
Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground beef Butcher Box, organic, grass-fed
- 1 cup onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- chili powder optional
- 1 cups salsa
- 2 cups cheddar cheese Mexican-style, shredded
Cornbread Recipe
- 4 eggs
- 1 ÂĽ cups heavy cream or unsweet coconut milk
- ½ cup butter softened
- 1 cup coconut flour 107 g
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ÂĽ teaspoon clear liquid stevia
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon corn extract
- ½ cup cheddar cheese
Instructions
Cook the ground beef in a large skillet with the onion and garlic until no longer pink.
Add the cumin, salt, pepper, salsa and chili powder if using. Stir together. Set aside.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F while you make the cornbread.
Add all the cornbread ingredients to a stand mixer and blend until well combined.
Grease a 9 by 13 baking dish and spread a thin layer, about one third of the cornbread mixture over the bottom of dish.
Pour the ground beef mixture over the cornbread layer. Sprinkle 1 cup of the shredded cheese over the meat.
Spread the remaining cornbread mixture over the meat and top with remaining shredded cheese.
Cover and bake for 15 minutes. Remove cover and bake an additional 15 minutes.
Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly for about 10 minutes before serving.
Enjoy with toppings: sour cream, jalapenos, salsa, cheese, olives
Notes
Net Carbs: 5g
This recipe was first published in October 2017 and updated with video and reposted in March 2019.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 514kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Cholesterol: 153mg | Sodium: 757mg | Potassium: 334mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 660IU | Vitamin C: 1.6mg | Calcium: 207mg | Iron: 2.2mg
Tried this recipe?Mention @sugarfreemom and tag #sugarfreemom, I'd love to see your dish!
About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
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Sal
I left out corn extract and Stevia,added TSP garlic powder, nicer,more savoury!
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Carrie
I just want to ask does the corn extract leave the corn bread tasting sweet?I used it before and it was sweet with add sweetener.
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Brenda
I don't feel it does, just adds that corn flavor needed to make it resemble cornbread.
Stephanie
Hello! Thank you for the delicious recipe. I normally don’t share how I change recipes, but I thought it might be worth mentioning in case there were other people out there hungry to try your recipe, but woefully missing that tasty corn extract.While mine sits in the amazon cart, I decided to add a tablespoon of diced green chiles (from a can), a tsp of cumin and a dash of garlic salt. It’s baking in the oven and I’m crossing my fingers that it comes close to the delicious corn flavored version. .
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Connie
Can I use almond flour instead of coconut flour and what would be the measurements for it and how much milk or heavy cream would I use because I know there is a difference in the two flours
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daryl ramsey
I can't wait to try this! I have been looking for an alternative to cornbread. How many servings is this recipe?
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Brenda
Right under the title, 12 servings.
Caterina
Help, please! The Amazon link here for the Corn Extract is different then the link for your recommended corn extract to use in your other delicious sounding recipe "Grain Free Low Carb Cheesy CornBread" . One is $19.95 and the other is $30. I don't mind the cost but I sure want to buy the best tasting one and the one you'd prefer using, being the expert creator that you are. Also, the measurements are different in each recipe.
I have both in my cart awaiting your suggestion!
Thank you!!Reply
Brenda
I found the cheaper version for those who didn't want to spend the money on the more expensive one. I think either will work great. The cornbread is slightly adapted in this casserole recipe because it doesn't need to be as stiff as holding a piece of cornbread in my regular recipe. I simply added more liquid to create a softer texture in this cornbread casserole.
Caterina
Grazie Brenda!!
Ivan
Several of your recipes have the nutrition info serving size as "1 serving" or even "1 g". Why do you do that?
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Brenda
Recipe plug in issue which defaulted all to 1 gram. I'm manually working on fixing all of them.
Caterina
I have the same question as Rebekah. I can't wait to make this!
Thank you, Brenda, for your fabulous website!Reply
Rebekah
Zea Mays Corn Silk - is that the correct extract (the one you use)?
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Rebekah
Wouldn't milk vs. heavy cream change the carb count for this recipe since milk is much higher in carbs? Which milk product was used to arrive at nutrition facts for this recipe? Thank you! Look forward to trying this out. It looks great!
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Brenda
I used coconut milk in my original cornbread recipe and in this casserole I used heavy cream. The total carb count is 10 grams for using coconut milk instead of heavy cream.
Rebekah
Thank you for clarifying - very helpful! 🙂
Janie Beck
Can I just use the cornbread recipe to make cornbread; or is this adjusted for this recipe only?
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Brenda
I used my basic cornbread recipe but I did increase the coconut milk used for this casserole to make the cornbread a little looser.https://www.sugarfreemom.com/recipes/grain-free-low-carb-cheesy-corn-bread-nut-free/
Ruth
Can you freeze this before baking?
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Brenda
I think that would be fine to do then then when ready to bake.
Amy
How many servings is this dish?
Brenda
Right under the title it shows 12 servings.
Jeri Roberts
I'm considering making the cornbread casserole today with organic grass-fed ground beef. Do you think a corn muffin mix where you just add egg and milk will suffice? This is me trying to CLEAR OUT my pantry before the next grocery run. Thanks.
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Brenda
Sure that should work.
CJ
Low carb recipes are great for those with diabetes (and those who don't have the disease as well), however, the fat content is a problem for those with other disease like me (pancreatic enzyme insufficiency). I look at a lot of low carb recipes and the fat content for most of these is far too high. Why does the fat content increase to such high levels when carbs are cut back on? I wish I could try this casserole (and others too), but I cannot due to having issues with too few enzymes. Can you direct me to recipes with lower fat content and lower carbs?
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Brenda
You might be able to lower the fat using ground turkey instead of ground beef. Coconut flour is high fat and for low carb I mostly use it because my son has a tree nut allergy and almond flour can't be used in my home.
April
Hi, I was wondering If you used Cow's Milk or Cream(would that be heavy cream or whipping cream) for this Recipe. and can you use Half and Half for this Recipe?
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Brenda
I've made the cornbread using all milk, using all cream and also trying it with Half & Half. They all work well and taste good. I prefer the heavy cream which adds the most moistness to the cornbread.
Debbie DeWolf
Can I just leave out the corn extract?
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Brenda
yes
Joanne
This looks delicious, and will be making for my family.
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Dee
Where do you find corn extract?
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Brenda
I found it online and it's worth the money.http://amzn.to/2hKMnU7
emily
where do u get corn extract???
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Brenda
Bernadine Bader
What is corn extract? Never heard of it.
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Brenda
It's just like vanilla extract but corn extract provides that flavor that adding corn would do for a corn bread but since it's high carb I didn't want to add any corn to the cornbread, just wanted that traditional taste of it. http://amzn.to/2hKMnU7
Catherine
Hello! Just tried this recipe. Quite tasty. Kids loved it. I did not add the stevia because we don’t care for sweet cornbread. However, it was still a bit sweet. Curious if you think it was the coconut flower or the corn extract that gave the sweet taste.
Brenda
Probably the coconut flour
