mexican pasta bake

Taco Pasta is an easy, cheesy, taco flavored pasta recipe made in one pot in less than 30 minutes.

Taco Pasta

beef

tomato sauce

taco seasoning

water (divided)

salsa

elbow noodles

sour cream

cheddar cheese (shredded)

Brown Beef

In a large non-stick skillet, or dutch oven, cook the meat over medium high heat until browned, breaking up into small pieces as the meat cooks. Drain off any excess grease.

Add in seasononings.

Add in the tomato sauce, salsa, taco seasoning, elbow noodles, and 1.5 cups of water, stirring to combine.

Simmer Pasta

Bring the mixture to a boil and then reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook until the pasta is tender, adding up to 1 cup of water if needed. This will take about 15 minutes for the pasta to be tender.

Stir in cheese and sour cream.

Once the pasta is tender, turn off the heat and stir in the cheese and sour cream. Serve.

It only takes 25 minutes to bring this scrumptious Mexican Pasta Bake to the table. It&#039;s easy, tasty, and even kind of healthy. Perfect weeknight meal without the fuss.

Mexican Pasta Bake

oz corkscrew pasta (whole grain,

olive oil

garlic (chopped)

onion

lb beef

1.25 oz taco seasoning

oz salsa (your favorite brand)

oz black beans (canned,

2.25 oz black olives (sliced, drained)

oregano

Mexican blend cheese (shredded, divided)

cilantro (freshly chopped for garnish, or avocado slices)

Preheat

Preheat oven to 350F with rack on upper middle position. Grease a 2-quart baking dish and set aside.

Boil

Bring a large pot of generously salted water to boil; cook pasta just to al dente only, taking care not to over cook. Drain immediately. Add drained pasta back to the empty pot and set aside (sprinkle with a bit of olive oil if needed to prevent sticking)

Cook

While pasta is cooking: In a large heavy skillet, heat 2 TB olive oil over medium high heat. Add onions and garlic, stirring 2 min. Add ground meat and cook to brown. Stir in taco seasoning, salsa, black beans, olives, and oregano. Cook 1 minute until mixture is heated through.

Bake

Add browned meat mixture to the pot of cooked/drained pasta, stirring to combine. Stir in 1 cup of cheese. Transfer to greased baking dish and evenly top with remaining cheese. Bake uncovered 10 minutes just until cheese melts. Garnish with freshly chopped cilantro and avocado. Serve immediately.

Thank you for the recipe it was absolutely delicious and the leftovers were even better. 
I will definitely make it again and again.

Loved this. I increased the amount to serve 2 people for 4 nights' dinner. I used my low carb Fiber Gourment brand of rotini pasta. You really can't tell the difference between it and regular pasta. They're 48% fewer calories and instead of the usual 41 grams of carbohydrates a serving, they have tons of fiber - 24 grams of fiber, making it only 17 grams of carbs. Highly recommend. I don't like beans so I subbed them out for mushrooms instead. I also used pico de gallo as a garnish. Would've loved to do the avocado but between the pasta and the beef's calories, I chose not to add more. Definitely a keeper. Will be rotating this for my week-end cheat days.

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