ONE-POT CHEESY TACO PASTA

Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook Time: 25 mins | Total Time: 35 mins | Yield: 4

Ready in about 30 minutes, this easy and scrumptious cheesy taco pasta packed with ground beef and loads of shredded cheese is an amazing one-pot dinner! Taco Tuesday will never be complete without this on the menu.

To make this cheesy taco pasta, all you need are just a couple of simple ingredients. Ingredients I am sure you already have on hand. Throw this together in a cinch and enjoy a Mexican-inspired dinner any time!

If you are like me and love to mix up my taco Tuesday menu, I’m sure this one-pot cheesy taco pasta would be one of your favorite rotations! Easy, super quick, and seriously delicious! Serve this with your favorite toppings like chopped tomatoes, avocado, or crushed tortilla chips.

Ingredients

1 oz. packet taco seasoning (or about 3 1/2 tbsp homemade taco seasoning)

1 lb. ground beef

2 c. water

1 c. jarred mild salsa

1/2 tsp salt

Pinch of black pepper

Optional toppings – chopped tomatoes, avocado, crushed tortilla chips, chopped cilantro

8 oz. uncooked rotini pasta

1 1/2 c. shredded Mexican-style cheese

HOW TO MAKE ONE-POT CHEESY TACO PASTA

Step 1: Over medium heat, preheat a large deep skillet. Once hot, add the ground beef and sprinkle with salt & pepper. Cook while stirring often, until the meat is completely cooked. Drain the grease when done.

Step 2: Into the ground beef, stir in the taco seasoning. Pour in the water. Then, add the salsa and pasta noodles. Bring everything to a boil.

Step 3: Stir well. Put the lid on and decrease the heat to a simmer. Continue to cook for another 15 minutes until the pasta is tender.

Step 4: Once done, turn the heat off and add the cheese. Stir well. If needed, season with extra salt and pepper.

Step 5: If desired, serve the cheesy taco pasta with optional toppings (chopped tomatoes, avocado, crushed tortilla chips, chopped cilantro). Enjoy!

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ONE-POT CHEESY TACO PASTA

Ready in about 30 minutes, this easy and scrumptious cheesy taco pasta packed with ground beef and loads of shredded cheese is an amazing one-pot dinner! Taco Tuesday will never be complete without this on the menu

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 25 mins

Total Time 35 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  

• 1 oz. packet taco seasoning or about 3 1/2 tbsp homemade taco seasoning
• 1 lb. ground beef
• 2 c. water
• 1 c. jarred mild salsa
• 1/2 tsp salt
• Pinch of black pepper
• Optional toppings – chopped tomatoes avocado, crushed tortilla chips, chopped cilantro
• 8 oz. uncooked rotini pasta
• 1 1/2 c. shredded Mexican-style cheese

Instructions

 

• Over medium heat, preheat a large deep skillet. Once hot, add the ground beef and sprinkle with salt & pepper. Cook while stirring often, until the meat is completely cooked. Drain the grease when done.
• Into the ground beef, stir in the taco seasoning. Pour in the water. Then, add the salsa and pasta noodles. Bring everything to a boil.
• Stir well. Put the lid on and decrease the heat to a simmer. Continue to cook for another 15 minutes until the pasta is tender.
• Once done, turn the heat off and add the cheese. Stir well. If needed, season with extra salt and pepper.
• If desired, serve the cheesy taco pasta with optional toppings (chopped tomatoes, avocado, crushed tortilla chips, chopped cilantro). Enjoy!