Sauces, Spices, N Sweets: Recipe #3: Beef & Cornbread Comfort Casserole

When I was about ten years old I was obsessed with Mary-Kate & Ashley movies. Well, I remember watching It Takes Two and having my mouth water when the rich twin bit into that delicious messy sloppy joe at the camp! Can you believe, I never tasted a sloppy joe until a few years ago?! Yeah, we don't have those in Latino homes. Jajaja. Anyway, I've never been too fond of the Original Shepard's Pie Recipe so I decided to create my own, incorporating the Sloppy Joe and a bunch of other delicious ingredients! This Shepard's Pie Rendition is like melt-in-your-mouth comfort food to me and I would love nothing more than to share it with you today!

***(NOT TO MENTION IT IS BUDGET FRIENDLY!)

Ingredients:

1 Portion of Boxed Mashed Potatoes (not pictured) (or homemade-more power to you!)

1/2 Cup Heavy Cream (not pictured)

2 Tbsp Butter (not pictured)

1 Lb Ground Beef (any kind)

1/2 Can of Whole Kernel Corn

1 Egg

1 Bag of Sloppy Joe Seasoning

1 Tsp Vegetable Oil (not pictured)

1 1/2 Rolls of Ritz Whole Wheat Crackers

3 Cups Shredded Cheese (any kind)

6 oz. Can Tomato Paste

***Any kind of Corn Bread Mix

Directions:

-Make mashed potatoes according to Box (I like to use Betty Crocker's Mashed Potatoes and use Heavy Cream instead of regular Milk for Creamier results ;))

-Spread Mashed Potatoes in an oven-safe pan of your choice

-Brown Meat with oil until cooked and add corn, tomato paste, sloppy joe mix, a beaten egg, and 1/4 cup of water

-NOW, it's gonna sound weird...but Add 1 1/2 rolls of Ritz Crackers crushed with your hands into this mix!! (Do Not crush with food processor, Crush with Hands, the consistency will blend perfectly with meat Trust Me.)