Main dishes

Cheesy Pasta Salsa Skillet

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Our Tex-Mex-inspired Cheesy Salsa Skillet can be ready to eat in just 25 minutes.

time

prep:

5 min

total:

25 min

servings

total:

4 servings

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What You Need

lb. ground beef

jar (16 oz.) TACO BELL® Thick & Chunky Salsa

1-1/2

cups water

cups elbow macaroni (7 oz.), uncooked

can (15.25 oz.) whole kernel corn, drained

1-1/4

cups KRAFT Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese, divided

Make It

BROWN meat in large skillet; drain.

ADD salsa and water; stir. Bring to boil. Stir in macaroni. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover. Simmer 15 minutes or until macaroni is tender.

ADD corn and 1 cup of the cheese; cook until cheese is melted and mixture is heated through, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese; cover. Let stand 1 minute or until cheese is melted.

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Serving Suggestion

Serve with a crisp green salad tossed with your favorite KRAFT Dressing, such as Light CATALINA Dressing.

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spitjoy

posted:6/28/2011

Pasta with a kick of flavor!

tee323

posted:5/30/2011

VERY Tasty - I made it with spiral pasta and it was great.

lmoo1698

posted:1/7/2011

My super picky husband loves this recipe. Usually I get a luke-warm shoulder shrug of approval for new dishes, but he actually asked for this one again. I made some slight modifications: 20oz salsa instead of 16 2 cups of water instead of 1.5 This helped cook the pasta better. The pasta was not completely covered by liquid when I used the original recipe, so it didn't cook all the way.

a cook

posted:1/20/2010

made this for dinner tonight. SO BLAND. I added more salsa and chili powder, but it didn't help. Some of my favorite recipes are from this site...so a big disappointment.

leighcarlee

posted:6/16/2009

I made this for dinner last night and we were not impressed. I had to add more salsa and seasoning to this because it was so bland. Usually the recipes from the website are great but this one REALLY needs a workover to be anywhere near good.

umduck

posted:5/27/2009

Super easy & fast to make. I always have these ingredients on hand, so that's a plus. ++++

awisemama

posted:10/15/2008

wonderful quick weeknight dinner...my family really loves this dinner!!!

a cook

posted:9/30/2008

This is the best quick weeknight recipe. My daughter (16 months) loves it and she is very picky!!! I would highly recommend it.

MamaGaia