Want to switch up your average casserole dinner? Try making a tasty taco pasta casserole! Tender pasta, hearty ground beef, diced tomatoes and homemade queso give this satisfying taco pasta bake a big kick of Mexican flavor without any fuss. And the best part? This recipe serves nine in under an hour!
Queso Taco Pasta Bake
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 50 min
- Servings 9
- Ingredients 13
Ingredients
- 1 box (1 lb) rotini pasta
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 1/2 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
- 2 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (10 oz)
- 1 can (10 oz) Old El Paso™ Mild Red Enchilada Sauce
- 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 1 cup finely chopped onions (2 medium)
- 1 can (10 oz) diced tomatoes & green chiles
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In 4-quart saucepan, cook and drain pasta as directed on box. Return to saucepan; set aside.
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Step2In 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour, chili powder, salt, cumin and pepper with whisk until smooth. Gradually stir in broth. Cook and stir until slightly thickened. Stir in 1 1/2 cups of the cheese and the enchilada sauce until cheese is melted. Remove from heat; set aside.
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Step3Meanwhile, in 10-inch skillet, cook beef and onions over medium-high heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly cooked; drain. Stir in tomatoes.
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Step4Add beef mixture and cheese mixture to pasta. Pour into baking dish; sprinkle evenly with remaining 1 cup cheese.
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Step5Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until thoroughly heated and cheese is melted.
Nutrition
510
Calories
23g
Total Fat
25g
Protein
52g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 510
- Calories from Fat
- 200
- Total Fat
- 23g
- 35%
- Saturated Fat
- 12g
- 58%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 75mg
- 25%
- Sodium
- 1020mg
- 42%
- Potassium
- 220mg
- 6%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 52g
- 17%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 13%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 25g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 25%
- 25%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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