Description
A delicious and easy Taco Pasta Bake featuring ground beef, pasta shells, and plenty of cheesy goodness.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs ground beef (or use chicken and/or turkey)
- 16 oz pasta shells
- 15 oz salsa
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar or Mexican blend cheese
- 2 (1oz) packets taco seasoning (or 1/4 cup if using bulk taco seasoning)
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1/2 cup cream cheese or sour cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400˚F.
- Cook pasta. Prepare pasta according to package instructions, drain and set aside.
- Cook meat. Heat a large dutch oven or oven-safe skillet to high and add meat. Stir and cook until browned. When done, drain off excess grease.
- Combine pasta and meat. Add cooked pasta to the meat. If you don’t have a dutch oven or cast iron skillet, you can move everything to a casserole dish.
- Add seasoning and salsa. Sprinkle taco seasoning over the meat then pour water over top. Add salsa then stir to combine.
- Add cheese. Top your taco bake with shredded cheese. For a creamy sauce, stir in sour cream or cream cheese.
- Bake. Add casserole to the preheated oven and bake for 18-22 minutes or until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbly.
- Add optional toppings. Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes. Top with any taco-style toppings you’d like.
Notes
- See above post for ideas on toppings.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 600
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 100mg