Taco Tuesday will never be the same with this easy and cheesy one-pot taco pasta.
Ground beef, taco seasoning, tomatoes, and pasta! This super simple one-pot taco pasta will spice up your Taco Tuesdays and have your kids begging for seconds.
I’m a sucker for anything that can be made in one dish. The fewer dishes I have to do on a weeknight, the better! Pasta is pretty much always an easy go-to staple dish in my house, but throw in some taco fair and we have an Italian take on a Mexican favorite.
One-Pot Taco Pasta Recipe
Recreating this cheesy taco pasta dish is a breeze. You only need a few pantry staples. one pot and you are ready to serve up an easy weeknight meal that the whole family will love.
Ingredients:
- Ground Beef
- 1 Packet Taco Seasoning
- 1 Can Rotell
- 1 Can Beef Broth
- 1 Small Can Tomato Sauce
- 1 Cup Milk
- Velveeta Cheese – 1 of the “mini” blocks
- 1 Can Diced Tomatoes
- 1 Box Elbow Noodles
Start by browning your ground beef. While it is cooking, mix in your packet of taco seasoning. Once the beef is fully cooked, mix in all of the ingredients except your cheese and dry pasta.
Over low/medium heat, bring the contents of your pot to a boil. Once boiling, mix in pasta. Reduce heat and cover.
Cook for 10-12 minutes, until the pasta is soft. You will want to remove the lid and stir every few minutes to make sure it doesn’t stick to the bottom of your pot. When your pasta is done, mix in the cheese until it is nice and melted, then you are done!
Serve immediately and top with green onions and sour cream!
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One Pot Taco Pasta
Taco Tuesday will never be the same with this easy and cheesy one-pot taco pasta.
Ingredients
- 1 Lb Ground Beef
- 1 Packet Taco Seasoning
- 1 Cup Whole Milk
- 8oz Can Tomato Sauce
- 14.5 oz Can Beef Broth
- 1 Can Rotel
- 1 Can Diced Tomatoes
- 1 Box Elbow Noodles
- 1 Mini Block Velveeta Cheese
Instructions
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Brown the ground beef with the packet of taco seasoning
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When browned, mix in ALL ingredients EXCEPT the Cheese and Pasta.
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Bring to a boil over Medium/Low heat
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Mix in pasta when boiling. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook for 10-12 minutes, until pasta is soft.
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Mix in Velveeta cheese and enjoy!
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Jessi is a working mom to two living in Central Florida. She has a Master’s Degree in Legal Studies but decided to make her career in social media marketing and content writing. When she isn’t cooking up something new in the kitchen, she is traveling with her family and looking for new adventures!
I never knew that the flavor of tacos can be incorporated into pasta! This is very interesting!
It was definitely different but decisions, and just as good the next day!
One pot cooking is always a good thing. Less dishes to clean is what I like
I always love when I can use as few dishes as possible
Sounds tasty, gotta try it!
Thank you
Yum! I love one pot meals and will be making this for sure. It looks delicious.
Any one pot wonder I love!!! And this looks especially good!
Yum this looks so amazing! I love pasta and I love tacos so what a great combo!
Thank you!
looks delicious and simple enough to make. I will probably try it next week
Thank you!
This is such a fantastic idea to make a one pot meal for a family. I am sure I can try the vegetarian version of this and it will turn out beautifully.
definitely going to try this as soon as possibly..this looks so delicious and tasty..loved it..glad you shared the recipe with us..
My oven blew up last night so I will be making this one pot pasta until I can get it fixed.
This looks so good! I would never think to put these two together. I need to try this recipe soon!
This reminds me a bit of goulash, but with some spice. I will have to give this a go on our next pasta night! Can never go wrong with pasta- at least that’s what my husband says.
I love one pot meals. They are easy to make and so delicious. Especially those with pasta are my favourite
Oh yum, this looks so good! I’d never even think of trying this out. I’ll make it this week for the family 🙂
I love tacos and I can have it anytime of the day. This recipe looks yummy, let me try and make one this weekend.
I do love tacos and pasta! So delicious. I would have never thought of mixing the two though! I am also a sucker for a one pot dish because I hate doing dishes!
This is one of my families favorite dishes! It’s SO good!
This looks so delicious and tempting. My son loves pasta and I am definitely giving your recipe a try.