Recipe...Tacos and Pasta together!

[Kimberly27]

The This or That had me thinking when one was taco or pasta...

I found a recipe for TACO PASTA! My kids love it and it is is super easy to make...7 ingredients, dump in instapot and 5 mins to yum!

Ingredients
1 pound ground beef lean
1 ounce taco seasoning
8 ounce tomato sauce (I had 16oz)
2 cup beef broth
8 ounce small pasta small or medium shells or elbows
1.5 cup shredded cheese cheddar, mexican blend or cheddar jack
I also add a can of black beans drained and rinsed (a little more fiber)

Instructions
1. Set Instant Pot to saute. Add the ground beef and break up as it cooks. Once ground beef is browned, stir in taco seasoning, tomato sauce and beef broth. Be sure to scrape the bottom while stirring, to avoid meat sticking to pot. Next add the uncooked pasta. Push the pasta into the mixture just enough to submerge; don't stir.

2.Cover and seal lid. Change setting to manual and adjust time to 5 minutes.

3. Once Instant Pot beeps to show it's done, quick release. Carefully remove cover and stir.

4. Turn off Instant Pot. Top with cheese, put cover back on but don't seal. Allow a minute or two for cheese to start to melt. Serve with desired toppings.

One pot to get dirty as well...there is so much you can do to jazz it up...add diced tomatoes, different beans, onions etc. We did big shells last time and it was super yummy bc everything was inside the shells..so good.

[Leablahblah]

Oooh thank you for this! I never thought to mix both but that sounds pretty yummy!

[SweetChar]

Hmmm...I might make that tonight. lol Thanks!
I might even have some pepperoni in the fridge and can add some at the end.

[SweetChar]

Ha. I guess I was thinking "pizza pasta." lol I'll skip the pepperoni.

[SweetChar]

Thanks for sharing. I had what I needed on hand.
I did include black beans. You can see we added chopped onion and tomato on top and a bit of sour cream.

[Kimberly27]

Yummy! My boys love it and it is so fast and easy to make. A win win...fast and healthy