Main dishes

One-Pot Taco Pasta

photo by:kraft

With "one-pot," "taco" and "pasta" in the title, is there any doubt this will be a winner at your house? Everyone's favorite flavors make for a foolproof dinnertime.

time

prep:

35 min

total:

50 min

servings

total:

6 servings, 1-1/3 cups each

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What You Need

lb. extra-lean ground beef

yellow onion, chopped

cup each chopped red and yellow peppers

clove garlic, minced

Tbsp. chili powder

cups water

can (15 oz.) tomato sauce

cups wagon wheel pasta, uncooked

1/2

cup frozen corn

cup KRAFT Mexican Style Shredded Four Cheese with a TOUCH OF PHILADELPHIA

green onion, diagonally cut into thin slices

Make It

BROWN meat with yellow onions in nonstick Dutch oven or deep large nonstick skillet. Add peppers; cook 5 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in garlic and chili powder; cook 1 min.

ADD water and sauce; stir. Bring to boil. Stir in pasta; cover. Simmer 15 min. or just until pasta is tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in corn; cook 3 to 4 min. or until heated through.

TOP with cheese and green onions.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Substitute

Substitute chopped fresh cilantro for the sliced green onions.

Special Extra

Add 1 chopped canned chipotle pepper in adobo sauce with the chili powder.

Substitute

Prepare using your favorite small shaped pasta, such as penne or fusilli.

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roehrig13

posted:5/30/2012

I used ground turkey and also used less peppers since my kids don't like them. I also used a whole cup of corn. We liked it but it was a bit bland - needed salt. Decided that next time I would use taco seasoning instead of chili powder. Could also use hominy or corn. It made a lot. I would make it again with seasoning tweaks.

joypatricelove

posted:4/6/2012

LOVED THIS!!! I made some minor adjustments with the pasta, added a can of diced tomatoes and used canned corn instead of frozen. WONDERFUL!!!

ttargonski

posted:3/15/2012

Delicious and easy! Love one pot meals :)

laurabeth45

posted:1/25/2012

It was a bit soupy--so we put it on top of mashed chips. That made it super yummy!!! My husband and kids added sour cream... We all made it our own! I will be making this again!

Miss Kitty

posted:1/24/2012

We thought this was very good. I couldn't find wagon wheel pasta so substituted farfalle instead. This reminded me of a kicked up goolash. This made enough for us to have two meals from it and it reheated well.

a cook

posted:1/23/2012

Even with a few seasoning tweaks after the fact, this was still too bland for me.

skinnyk

posted:1/20/2012

my boys ate it and loved it, they also said it should be called mexican and not taco because of the corn. looking forward to making it again. =D

msomama

posted:1/12/2012

It turned out great! I used ground venison and used elbow pasta and did as some of the previous posters did and used taco seasoning. I did add some garlic salt since I didn't have any garlic and it was just salty enough.

sarahtw

posted:12/7/2011

I only used red peppers due to picky eaters, but even my pickiest eater loved it. She would add more corn so I will try that next time. This was a great family meal.

suebeedoobee

posted:10/23/2011

Right off the bat this recipe didn't really look all that "taco-y" to me, so I made some immediate substitutions/omissions: I omitted the garlic and chili powder and replaced with a packet of taco seasoning. I increased the corn to 3/4 cup and reduced the cheese to 1/2 cup. This makes a big meal. It was delicious with these modifications and I will definitely make again. My two young boys loved it.

servings

total:
6 servings, 1-1/3 cups each

healthy living information

Low fat

Low calorie

Good source of vitamin A or C

Low sodium

Diabetes Center

carb choices

carb choices:
3

diet exchange

2-1/2 Starch + 1 Vegetable + 3 Meat (L) + 1/2 Fat

nutrition bonus

Prepare this low-calorie, low-fat meal in one pan for easy cleanup. And as a bonus, this delicious dish is both low in sodium and a good source of vitamin C from the colorful peppers.

nutritional info per serving

per serving

Calories

390

Total fat

11 g

Saturated fat

5 g

Cholesterol

65 mg

Sodium

570 mg

Carbohydrate

45 g

Dietary fiber

4 g

Sugars

7 g

Protein

28 g

Vitamin A

35 %DV

Vitamin C

80 %DV

Calcium

20 %DV

Iron

25 %DV

Healthy Living Information