Cheesy Beef & Pasta Skillet

photo by:kraft

I used Rotelle tomatoes for an extra kick, plus increased the cumin and chili powder. It was great and my family said it was a keeper. The cilantro made it perfect.

posted by

judyweiss

on 3/21/2010

time

prep:

10 min

total:

45 min

servings

total:

2 servings, 2 cups each

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What You Need

1/2

lb. extra lean ground beef

1/2

cup chopped onions

tsp. ground cumin

tsp. chili powder

can (14-1/2 oz.) no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained

1/2

cup water

cup penne pasta, uncooked

yellow bell pepper, chopped

oz. 2% Milk VELVEETA®, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

Tbsp. chopped cilantro

Make It

COOK meat with onions, cumin and chili powder in large skillet on medium-high heat 5 min. or until meat is no longer pink, stirring occasionally.

ADD tomatoes, water, pasta and peppers; stir. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover. Simmer 18 to 20 min. or until pasta is tender and most of the liquid is absorbed.

STIR in VELVEETA; cook 2 min. or until melted, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with cilantro.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Special Extra

Add 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper along with the onions, cumin and chili powder.

Substitute

Substitute a green bell pepper for the yellow pepper.

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sumskifam

posted:11/2/2007

I used a pound of ground beef since we are a large family. I also used what we had around the house. I had egg noodles instead of penne pasta and I had diced tomatoes with green peppers. It was so good. We are going to try it the way the recipe says but stick with the tomatoes with peppers. My family loved it!!

hgaffey

posted:10/24/2007

I added a little more velvetta cheese and salt & pepper.

a cook

posted:10/20/2007

I followed the advice of previous comments...I used red bell pepper and 1 lb ground beef and 4 ozs of cheese. The results were amazing! Add a little salt while cooking too! YUMMY!

dutchess1s

posted:10/15/2007

Made this with rotini a few days ago. Simple to make and good!

sugarlumples

posted:10/11/2007

This was really tasty. I added crushed red pepper and used red bell pepper instead of yellow pepper. I also used 1 lb. of beef and about 4 oz. of Velveeta instead of the original amount in the recipe. It came out really well.

a cook

posted:10/8/2007

I substituted ground turkey and cheddar cheese. It's quick, easy and very tasty. My husband really liked it

KRLN2000

posted:10/6/2007

It was wonderful! My family loved it!

stacey2036

posted:9/29/2007

This was very good. I little runny so next time I will probably add more meat and pasta. I would also try a thinner pasta - a little too thick for my taste. I also doubled the amount of cheese! Very yummy!

ediacone

posted:9/27/2007

i liked it, instead of the yellow pepper i used half green and half red, and i doubled the pasta and the beef, very good.

Connie9250708

posted:9/26/2007

Easy to make - I doubled it so we'd have left-overs! It is extremely yummy!