What is it about Mexican food that makes you want to indulge?

Is it the spicy flavors or all the cheese?

Whatever it may be that makes you swoon, this Mexican Skillet pie is anything but sinful!

A few weekends ago my family and I went camping with some other families and we always plan our meals together.

Everyone decided a night of Mexican foods would be fun and something different to try. I was all for this as I had this idea for a skillet tamale pie on my “foodie to-do” list for some time now.

Now camping you may think, “How in the world can be be cooked?”. Of course I cooked it ahead and heated it up when we got there for the night.

I guess if you’re really outdoorsy and know how to use a dutch oven over a fire pit, then by all means try this recipe and let me know how it worked for you. 🙂

For the rest of us, oven cooking is just fine!

The best part about making this dish is that it’s done all in one skillet!!!

The cornbread is prepared in the skillet and once partially cooked, the rest of the ingredients just get topped over it!

It’s simple and delicious but very spicy, I am warning you now!

I knew the crowd I was cooking for love spicy foods, but if you and your family don’t, I’d say skip the green chiles and maybe replace the enchilada sauce with a mild salsa or even tomato sauce if the kids don’t like any spice at all.

The crowd I was with, loved the pockets of spicy sauce oozing out of the cornbread when they took a bite!

Add those toppings and enjoy!

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Low Carb Mexican Tamale Skillet Pie (Gluten Free, Grain Free)

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 1 hour hour

Total Time 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes

Servings 12

Calories 364kcal

Author Brenda Bennett |Sugar-Free Mom

Ingredients

• Grain Free Cornbread-entire recipe
• 1 cup enchilada sauce from Sugar Free Mom cookbook
• 1 4 oz can green chiles
• 1.5 pounds ground beef
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 2 cups shredded sharp white cheddar cheese
• optional: fresh chopped cilantro

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Prepare cornbread recipe and pour into cast iron skillet.
• Bake for 30 minutes, remove and reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.
• Poke holes into cornbread and pour enchilada sauce over it.
• Mix the ground beef, green chiles and seasonings together in a bowl then spread it over the cornbread.
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake 25 minutes.
• Remove foil and top with cheese.
• Bake another 5 minutes until cheese is melted.
• Add optional cilantro over the top if desired.
• Allow to cool 15 minutes before serving.
• Add Mexican Toppings like salsa, sour cream, avocado!

Nutrition

Serving: 1piece | Calories: 364kcal | Carbohydrates: 8.9g | Protein: 24.8g | Fat: 24.9g | Saturated Fat: 12.8g | Cholesterol: 152mg | Sodium: 566mg | Fiber: 4.2g

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Beef Stroganoff Cauliflower Casserole! A Hidden cauliflower casserole with all the traditional flavors of beef stroganoff ! Your family will have no idea they’re eating cauliflower nor will they care!

This classic recipe got a slight make over. Using a cauliflower base that looks more like a layer of mashed potatoes, topped with a layer of cheeses and a creamy beef mixture makes  for a fabulous family meal that everyone will enjoy, even the kids.

This cauliflower idea as the base was adapted from my first recipe Bacon Cheeseburger Cauliflower Casserole. That recipe went over really well with not only my family, but many of you on my blog! My second recipe with the cauliflower base was also a big hit, Chicken Enchilada Cauliflower Casserole. So I decided to try the classic beef stroganoff and instead of egg noodles use this fabulous hidden cauliflower recipe as the base.

While it certainly might not be typical to include cauliflower in any of the recipes I’ve made, it does make for a quite a unique dish and one that just might get your family to try cauliflower without realizing it.

What can I say, I’m just a sucker for recipes that hide veggies! I’ve got a bunch of recipes like this because it works for my kids. I love to see the surprised looks on their faces after I tell them what they just devoured and loved!

It’s a layered mess, but it works!!! Even my picky hubby, the Meat -N-Potatoes Man, was won over each time, never complaining and in fact complimenting, the cauliflower as the base on each recipe!

Grated Parmesan is optional but it does give a nice little toasted crumble over the top. I would highly recommend using it.

Other Hidden Veggie Recipes:

• Mini Zucchini Cheese Bites
• Gluten Free Zucchini Fritters
• Broccoli Cauliflower Quinoa Bites
• Cheddar Cauliflower Bacon Bites

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Beef Stroganoff Cauliflower Casserole

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 45 minutes minutes

Servings 10

Calories 325kcal

Author Brenda Bennett | Sugar Free Mom

Ingredients

• 6 cups cauliflower florets
• 1/4 cup coconut flour plus 2 tablespoons
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 pounds beef sirloin 1/2 inch thick
• 8 ounces mushrooms
• 1 cup onion chopped
• 1 garlic clove minced
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 4 ounces sour cream
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1 cup part skim mozzarella shredded
• 2 ounces tomato paste
• Optional: grated Parmesan

Instructions

• Steam the cauliflower until tender. Add cauliflower to food processor and pulse until like mashed potato in texture.
• Transfer to a bowl, add 1/4 cup flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt and stir until combined.
• Spread mashed cauliflower into a 9 by 13 baking dish.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cut beef against the grain into cubes or strips. Set aside.
• Cook the mushrooms, onion, and garlic in butter until tender. Remove and set aside.
• Add the beef to the same skillet and cook until browned.
• Season with garlic salt then stir in 1/2 cup beef broth, Worcestershire and heat until boiling.
• Reduce, cover and simmer 15 minutes.
• Whisk together the remaining beef broth with 2 tablespoons flour.
• Add this to the beef in the skillet.
• Add back the onions and mushrooms to the skillet.
• Stir constantly until thickens.
• Stir in sour cream.
• Combine the remaining 3 ingredients in a bowl then spread this over the mashed cauliflower.
• Top with beef mixture.
• Top with Parmesan if desired.
• Cover and bake 20 minutes.
• Enjoy immediately!

Notes

Net Carbs: 7g

 

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 325kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 100mg | Sodium: 584mg | Potassium: 712mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 655IU | Vitamin C: 32mg | Calcium: 162mg | Iron: 2.4mg

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