Taco Bake

photo by:kraft

We had a hunch about these two. And sure enough, fireworks. Ooey-gooey mac and cheese pairs up with the Tex-Mex flavors of tacos for a match made in heaven.

time

prep:

20 min

total:

40 min

servings

total:

6 servings, 1 cup each

add your photo

add to shopping list

add to recipe box

send/share

What You Need

pkg. (14 oz.) KRAFT Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Dinner

lb. ground beef

pkg. (1-1/4 oz.) TACO BELL® Taco Seasoning Mix

3/4

cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream

1-1/2

cups KRAFT Shredded Cheddar Cheese, divided

cup TACO BELL® Thick & Chunky Salsa

Make It

HEAT oven to 400°F.

PREPARE Dinner as directed on package. While Macaroni is cooking, cook meat with taco seasoning as directed on package.

STIR sour cream into prepared Dinner; spoon half the Dinner mixture into 8-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Top with layers of meat mixture, 1 cup shredded cheese and remaining Dinner mixture; cover.

BAKE 15 min.; top with salsa and remaining shredded cheese. Bake, uncovered, 5 min. or until cheese is melted.

TACO BELL® and Logo are trademarks owned and licensed by Taco Bell Corp.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Healthy Living

Save 60 calories and 8g of fat, including 4g of saturated fat, per serving by preparing with lean ground beef, BREAKSTONE'S Reduced Fat or KNUDSEN Light Sour Cream and KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Cheddar Cheese.

Special Extra

For extra crunch and flavor, bake casserole as directed, topping with 1/2 cup coarsely crushed tortilla chips along with the salsa and cheese.

Rate recipes, or edit your previous ratings and more. Sign In

kmommysue

posted:11/23/2010

Tasty and easy enough that my preteen felt comfortable making.

worker61

posted:11/18/2010

Have made this more than once and it is always good. It is a nice change of pace from plain mac and cheese.

imperfecta

posted:11/5/2010

This was good but not great.

mommy80

posted:10/26/2010

I have made this recipe many times. It is really good, and easy to make. We always have tortilla chips with it. Even my picky kids eat it.

a cook

posted:10/13/2010

Super easy to make. I used turkey meat instead and you couldn't tell the difference. Will make again since it is so easy.

a cook

posted:10/9/2010

My family and I LOVE this recipe. I can't seem to get enough.

a cook

posted:10/7/2010

This is very simple but delicious.

Cathy099

posted:10/5/2010

This was very easy to make. My son came home from college and absolutely loved it. my husband who does not like casseroles LOVED this. It can be made as spicy as you like. Great recipie!

austinbear

posted:10/3/2010

My husband raved about this recipe, we definitely make again.

a cook

posted:10/2/2010

The family LOVED it!