One-Pot Taco Rigatoni
Karly Campbell
Updated Jan 5, 2024
Get all the goodness of a taco in a cheesy pasta dinner that only requires one dish! This taco pasta recipe is perfect for quick weekday meals.
One-Pot Taco Rigatoni
- Prep Time 5 min
- Total 25 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef (at least 90% lean)
- 1 packet (1 oz) Old El Paso™ Original Taco Seasoning Mix
- 2 cups uncooked rigatoni pasta
- 1 can (4 oz) Old El Paso™ Chopped Green Chiles
- 1 jar (24 oz) thick & chunky salsa
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Make With
Old El Paso
Instructions
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Step1Heat 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Add beef; cook until brown, crumbling as it cooks.
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Step2Add taco seasoning mix, stirring to coat beef. Add pasta, chiles, salsa and water, stirring to combine. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to simmering. Cover; cook about 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes, until pasta is tender.
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Step3Remove from heat; stir in cheese. Cover; let stand about 2 minutes or until cheese is melted.
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Step4Sprinkle with cilantro just before serving.
Nutrition
630
Calories
20g
Total Fat
39g
Protein
73g
Total Carbohydrate
8g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 630
- Calories from Fat
- 180
- Total Fat
- 20g
- 31%
- Saturated Fat
- 9g
- 47%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 100mg
- 34%
- Sodium
- 1940mg
- 81%
- Potassium
- 350mg
- 10%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 73g
- 24%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 13%
- Sugars
- 8g
- Protein
- 39g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 25%
- 25%
- Vitamin C
- 8%
- 8%
- Calcium
- 20%
- 20%
- Iron
- 30%
- 30%
Exchanges:
4 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 3 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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