VELVEETA Easy Santa Fe Skillet

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delicious and easy to make. which is great because with a 3 month old, i need dinners to be as fast and easy as possible. made this with 2% Velveeta and whole wheat pasta...read more

posted by

that1girl

on 3/7/2013

time

prep:

45 min

total:

45 min

servings

total:

6 servings, about 1 cup each

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What You Need

lb. ground beef

1/2

cup chopped onions

cups water

can (10 oz.) RO*TEL Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies, undrained

tsp. ground cumin

cups rotini pasta, uncooked

1/2

cup chopped green peppers

1/2

lb. (8 oz.) VELVEETA®, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

Make It

BROWN meat with onions in large skillet; drain. Return to skillet.

ADD water, tomatoes and cumin; mix well. Bring to boil. Stir in pasta and peppers; cover. Simmer on medium-low heat 15 min. or until pasta is tender and almost all the water is absorbed, stirring occasionally.

ADD VELVEETA; cook 3 to 5 min. or until melted, stirring frequently.

Ro*Tel is a product of ConAgra Foods, Inc.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Variation

Prepare using extra-lean ground beef and 2% Milk VELVEETA.

Variation

Prepare using RO*TEL Chunky Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies and/or substituting chili powder for the cumin.

Special Extra

For a spicier kick, prepare using Mexican VELVEETA.

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a cook

posted:12/26/2006

This is a favorite at our house. I'm not much of a cook, so Kraft Food.com has been a big part of our life the past few years. Having 2 very picky eaters(girls!) this is one they don't even complain about eating.

Luckistarr4

posted:11/21/2006

Very easy to make and extremely tasty. Very colorful so I know it's not bad for us! My husband thoroughly enjoyed this and requested that it be a permanent part of my recipe collection.

lailasmom77

posted:8/23/2006

I ended up adding a package of taco seasoning and an additional can of green chilis. It was very good, very filling. I will definately make it again!

AnnaBananaMT

posted:8/19/2006

It was a nice combination of all the foods my family enjoys and was easy to make.

a cook

posted:7/4/2006

My husband and teenage son loved this! It was really good and very easy to make. It was great reheated for lunch!

a cook

posted:5/29/2006

this was easy to make .I doubled the recipe and it taste so good and everyone at dinner that night really enjoyed it an one asked for the recipe.

Perry750

posted:5/16/2006

I put sour cream in when I added water and it was nice and creamy and I also added a 16oz of velveeta cheese, it was very good.

a cook

posted:5/4/2006

Made this recipe one night, did not like the cumin in the recipe. If you decide to make this, use sparingly. Also, I suggest that if you double the recipe, do not double the cheese, it was too cheesy.

a cook

posted:4/11/2006

actually used 12 ounces of cheese instead of the 8 that it calls for to make it cheesier. Very good recipe!

seeshauna

posted:4/4/2006

My husband and I love this recipe. It's easy and very filling. I have made this a dozen times!!