One pot beef taco pasta skillet I put the extras in plastic containers How to Make Taco Pasta. Brown the ground beef in a large skillet, then drain off excess fat if necessary. Sprinkle the taco seasoning over top.

Ingredients of One pot beef taco pasta skillet

  1. You need 1 lb of ground beef.
  2. You need 1/2 of onion, diced(optional).
  3. You need 1/2 of green pepper, diced (optional).
  4. You need 2 teaspoons of minced garlic.
  5. Prepare 1 packet of taco seasoning.
  6. You need 1 cup of salsa (I substitute a half of can of tomatoes with green chili’s).
  7. Prepare 1 (8 oz) of can tomato sauce.
  8. You need 1 of (12oz)box bow tie uncooked pasta shells.
  9. Prepare 3 cups of beef broth (add more if needed or add more water).
  10. You need 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese.
  11. Prepare of I added a splash of milk, when adding the cheese and I used velveete cheese (optional).

One pot beef taco pasta skillet step by step

  1. Brown the beef, onion, green pepper, and garlic until no pink remains. Drain any fat..
  2. Add in the taco seasoning, the salsa, tomato sauce, the beef broth and the pasta shells..
  3. Stir to combine and bring to a boil..
  4. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat stirring occasionally 20 minutes or until pasta is tender. (add more broth or water if needed) the original recipe called for 2 cups but I changed the amount of pasta to more and changed the pasta noodle type as well, was just some of my changes. so when I made this I think I used 3 cups I did add water to the Original recipe I was using.).
  5. Remove from heat and stir in 1 cup cheddar cheese..
  6. Top with diced tomatoes, sour cream or any other taco toppings you would like..
  7. I think if you added Frito chips to the top of this it would taste like the hamburger helper taco..

This quick and easy one pot pasta dish is loaded with taco flavor, chunks of juicy beef, tomatoes and cheese! And cook until the ground beef is browned and onions are soft. All the goodness of a taco in a cheesy pasta dinner that only requires one dish. Add beef; cook until brown, crumbling as it cooks. No more boring ground beef recipes!

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