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

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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.

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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.

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tholtman

posted:9/27/2010

Really Good! I just mixed it all together instead of doing it in layers.

a cook

posted:9/25/2010

I used ground turkey for the replacement of the hamburger. also put in 1 cup of fat free sour cream. the cheese was reduced fat. this turned out very nice. everyone liked it and it was eaten up at one meal! so yes this is a good recipe. you can modify it which is also nice!

jlransum

posted:9/24/2010

i make this all the time now. my kids love it!!!!!!!

a cook

posted:9/24/2010

Really tasty! My family asks for this a lot. Great Mexican flavor.I double the recipe, and use a 9x11 baking dish. Viva!

hethmarie

posted:9/24/2010

Super easy to make. A great way to use extra meat after having tacos the night before. Also works well with vegetarian crumbles seasoned with taco seasoning.

vanilliasilk

posted:9/24/2010

This is awesome!! My kids asked if we could have this every Tues. I did tweak it a bit though. Instead of layering I just mixed it all together and ate with tostitos chips the scoop kind and safron rice

lbdm2002

posted:9/24/2010

This recipe SAVED dinner last night! I had nothing to make...and luckily had a pound of hamburger meat thawed out...saw this recipe in my email and it was so easy to make. Everyone loved it. Topped it with some crunched up tortilla chips! Will definitely be making this again!

gremlinoel

posted:9/19/2010

This is very easy to make. Great for a weeknight dinner or pot-luck. We enjoy this one often.

cja02

posted:8/14/2010

I made this for my husband and our son and his family. Everyone loved it - even the grandkids. I garnished it with sliced ripe olives and fresh cilantro. It looked and tasted great.

jcb219

posted:7/1/2010

This is a very good and easy recipe! However, I used Velveeta Shells & Cheese and I think it was just a little TOO cheesy for me...Next time I will follow the directions and probably not add the additional cheese on top! But very good flavor; definitely try it!