Cheesy Taco Pasta is easy to make and tastes like the Hamburger Helper you used to eat as a kid except better. Much better.
Cheesy Taco Pasta is my nod to the hamburger helper I grew up eating as a kid. While this isn’t exactly the “crunchy taco hamburger helper” because I skipped adding the tortilla chips on top, the ooey gooey meat and cheese sauce is still the same and with just a few ingredients!
You can certainly add your own fresh vegetables to the mix instead of the salsa, but I used a good jarred salsa and it tasted fantastic. On occasion I’ve also used fresh salsa (I firmly believe that recipe is one of the best ever), but the higher water content of it makes the pasta more watery.
You can also make this Cheesy Taco Pasta as cheesy as you’d like. I
added only a single cup of cheese, while some in my family will add
additional piles of cheese to their plate. If you want your pasta to be
really cheesy I suggest 2 cups of cheese.
Cheesy Taco Pasta Recipe
Cuisine : Mexican
Prep Time : 20 minutes
Cook Time : 20 minutes
Total Time : 40 minutes
Servings : 8 servings
Ingredients
- * 1/2 pound large shells pasta
- * 1 pound ground beef
- * 1 packet taco seasoning
- * 3/4 cup of water
- * 1 cup jarred salsa
- * 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
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