One pot beef taco pasta skillet. Tender pasta and taco seasoned ground beef simmer in salsa and beef broth and then gets covered in cheese. Serve with all your favorite taco toppings. No waiting for water to boil and cooking pasta separately before adding it.
Beef taco pasta skillet recipe is a one pot dinner.
The entire family will love this tasty meal that is incredibly simple!
Not only is this one pot taco pasta easy but it is also delicious.
You can have One pot beef taco pasta skillet using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of One pot beef taco pasta skillet
- Prepare 1 lb of ground beef.
- You need 1/2 of onion, diced(optional).
- Prepare 1/2 of green pepper, diced (optional).
- It's 2 teaspoons of minced garlic.
- Prepare 1 packet of taco seasoning.
- It's 1 cup of salsa (I substitute a half of can of tomatoes with green chili’s).
- You need 1 (8 oz) of can tomato sauce.
- You need 1 of (12oz)box bow tie uncooked pasta shells.
- You need 3 cups of beef broth (add more if needed or add more water).
- You need 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese.
- Prepare of I added a splash of milk, when adding the cheese and I used velveete cheese (optional).
One Pot Taco Pasta Skillet is a simple meal you can cook any night of the week and the whole family will LOVE it! Y'all know how much I love getting dinner on the table using a pound of ground beef and just one pot. Remove from heat and top with cheese. Look at this cheesy Taco Pasta with taco-seasoned ground beef, taco sauce, pasta, corn, and of course, lots of cheese.
One pot beef taco pasta skillet instructions
- Brown the beef, onion, green pepper, and garlic until no pink remains. Drain any fat..
- Add in the taco seasoning, the salsa, tomato sauce, the beef broth and the pasta shells..
- Stir to combine and bring to a boil..
- Cover and simmer over medium-low heat stirring occasionally 20 minutes or until pasta is tender. (add more broth or water if needed) the original recipe called for 2 cups but I changed the amount of pasta to more and changed the pasta noodle type as well, was just some of my changes. so when I made this I think I used 3 cups I did add water to the Original recipe I was using.).
- Remove from heat and stir in 1 cup cheddar cheese..
- Top with diced tomatoes, sour cream or any other taco toppings you would like..
- I think if you added Frito chips to the top of this it would taste like the hamburger helper taco..
This meal comes together in one pan - even the pasta gets cooked in the same pot. Pair Taco Pasta with a big salad like this Italian salad, this Caprese salad, or this panzanella salad. This easy Cheesy Taco Pasta Skillet combines so many great things into one simple dinner recipe. A family favorite that's great for busy weeknights!! One pot dishes are my favorite type of dinner for a busy weeknight.