Taco Pasta

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Taco Pasta is a delicious macaroni recipe loaded with ground beef, salsa, taco sauce and cheese all baked in soft shell taco bowls.

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Taco Pasta is an easy ground beef dinner recipe that is fun and kid friendly.

This cheesy macaroni tossed in salsa and taco sauce, is baked in Old El Paso Tortilla Bowls.

This recipe produces eight taco pasta bowls and takes just over thirty minutes to make from start to finish.

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 taco pasta, I started by cooking some macaroni noodles.

Then I browned some ground beef in a large pot on the stove.

Once the ground beef was cooked I drained all of the excess grease from the pan.

Then I added some corn and black bean salsa, Old El Paso Medium Taco Sauce, salt and pepper to the pot.

I stirred all of the ingredients together.

Then I added the cooked macaroni noodles to the pot and stirred again.

I added some shredded nacho cheese blend and some chopped green onions.

Then I stirred the macaroni until the cheese was melted.

I placed some Old El Paso Tortilla Bowls on a baking sheet.

Then I scooped the taco pasta into the tortilla bowls dividing the pasta evenly between the bowls.

I sprinkled some more shredded nacho cheese on top of the pasta and then placed the baking sheet in the oven.

I baked the pasta bowls until the tortillas were starting to brown.

 

Then I served the taco pasta with guacamole and sour cream on the side.

This delicious cheesy taco macaroni has a bit of a kick.

You could use mild taco sauce instead of medium if you don't like spicy food.

This Taco Pasta baked in tortilla bowls is a fun change from traditional Italian pastas.

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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:

• 3 cups macaroni noodles
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 2 cups corn & black bean salsa
• 1 cup Old El Paso Medium Taco Sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 3 ½ cups shredded Mexican cheese blend
• 1 bunch green onions, chopped
• 8 Old El Paso Tortilla Bowls

• Optional
• Guacamole and Sour Cream for serving on the side

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 400F.
2. Cook macaroni according to directions on the package and drain.
3. Cook the ground beef in a large saucepan over medium-high heat with a dab of butter or margarine.
4. Once the ground beef is fully cooked drain the grease from the pan.
5. Add the salsa, taco sauce, salt and pepper to the pot with the beef. Reduce heat to medium and stir well.
6. Add the cooked macaroni noodles to the pot and stir again.
7. Add 2 ½ cups of the shredded cheese and the chopped green onions to the pot. Stir until the cheese is melted.
8. Place the tortilla bowls on a baking sheet.
9. Spoon the pasta into the tortilla bowls.
10. Sprinkle the remaining cup of shredded cheese on top of the pasta.
11. Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake until the tortilla bowls are starting to brown. 14-16 minutes.
12. Optional - serve with guacamole and sour cream on the side.
13. Enjoy!

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