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Taco Pasta Casserole is an easy ground beef pasta recipe made with shell loaded with sour cream, cream cheese, ranch dressing mix, taco seasoning, Rotel, tomato sauce and baked with shredded cheese.

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Taco Pasta Casserole is an easy ground beef casserole recipe perfect for weeknights.

Your whole family will love this cheesy hamburger shell pasta.

This taco pasta recipe takes about fifty minutes from start to finish and serves six people.

Printable Recipe Card with a Full List of Ingredients and Instructions is Located at the Bottom of the Post.

Be sure to read through the entire post so that you don’t miss out on any important tips and tricks!

To make this pasta casserole, I started by cooking some shell pasta according to the directions on the package.

While the pasta was cooking, I dumped some softened cream cheese into a large mixing bowl.

I added some sour cream to the bowl.

I also added some ranch dressing mix to the bowl.

I stirred all of the ingredients together until fully combined.

I added the cooked pasta to the bowl.

I stirred until all of the noodles were coated in the sour cream mixture.

Then I poured the pasta into a greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish and spread it out evenly.

I sprinkled some shredded Mexican cheese blend on top of the pasta.

I dumped some lean ground beef into a large non stick skillet over medium-high heat.

I crumbled the ground beef well as it cooked.

Once the ground beef was fully cooked, I drained the grease from the skillet.

Then I added some Rotel, tomato sauce and taco seasoning to the skillet.

I stirred until all of the ingredients were fully combined.

Then I spooned the ground beef over the pasta in the baking dish.

I sprinkled some more shredded cheese on top of the ground beef.

Then I placed the dish in the oven and baked the casserole until it was bubbling and the cheese on top was starting to brown.

I removed the dish from the oven.

Then the taco casserole was ready to scoop and serve.

This cheesy ground beef pasta has a bit of a kick from the taco seasoning and Rotel.

If you are looking for an easy ground beef pasta recipe, then you need to try this Taco Pasta Casserole!

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PRINTABLE VERSION OF THE RECIPE CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE

Ingredients You’ll Need to Make This Taco Pasta Casserole:

• 10 oz shell pasta noodles
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 oz ranch dressing mix
• 2 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 10 oz Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies
• 15 oz tomato sauce
• 1 oz taco seasoning

How to Make Taco Pasta Casserole:

1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. Cook the shell pasta according to the directions on the package.
3. While the pasta is cooking, dump the cream cheese, sour cream and ranch dressing mix into a large mixing bowl.
4. Stir all of the ingredients together until fully combined.
5. Add the cooked pasta to the bowl and stir until all of the noodles are coated in the sour cream mixture.
6. Dump the pasta into a greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish and spread it out evenly.
7. Sprinkle 1 cup of the shredded cheese on top.
8. Dump the ground beef into a large non stick skillet over medium-high heat.
9. Crumble the ground beef well as it cooks.
10. Once the ground beef is fully cooked, drain the grease from the pan.
11. Add the Rotel, tomato sauce and taco seasoning to the skillet and stir well.
12. Spoon the ground beef mixture over the pasta in the baking dish.
13. Sprinkle the remaining shredded cheese on top.
14. Place the dish in the oven and bake the casserole until it’s bubbling and the cheese on top is starting to brown. 27 – 30 minutes.
15. Remove the dish from the oven.
16. Serve and enjoy!

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