ONE-POT CHEESY TACO PASTA

An easy and delicious recipe for One-Pot Cheesy Taco Pasta loaded with ground beef and lots of shredded cheese, ready in about 30 minutes!

Hello Taco Tuesday! It’s my favorite foodie day of the week! My family loves taco Tuesday too. If it was up to them it would be taco Tuesday every night of the week.

I love to mix-up my taco Tuesday menu from week to week. Some weeks we do enchiladas, some weeks we just keep it simple with beefy tacos and some weeks I make something like this One-Pot Cheesy Taco Pasta. It has become a Mr. Mother Thyme favorite and it’s one of my favorites because I can get dinner ready from stove to table in under 30 minutes and all done in one pot!

Ingredients :

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Pinch of black pepper
• 1 ounce packet taco seasoning or about 3 1/2 tablespoons homemade taco seasoning
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup jarred mild salsa
• 8 ounces uncooked rotini pasta
• 1 1/2 cups shredded Mexican-style cheese

Optional toppings 

• chopped tomatoes avocado, crushed tortilla chips, chopped cilantro

Instructions :

1. Preheat a large deep skillet over medium heat.
2. Add ground beef and season with salt and pepper.
3. Cook, stirring occasionally until cooked thoroughly.
4. Drain grease.
5. Stir taco seasoning into ground beef then stir in water, salsa and pasta noodles.
6. Bring mixture to a boil.
7. Stir, cover and reduce heat to a simmer.
8. Cook for about 15 minutes until pasta is tender.
9. Turn off heat and stir in cheese.
10. Season with additional salt and pepper if needed.
11. Serve with optional toppings if desired.

adapted from : motherthyme.com

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