Main dishes

Tex Mex Beefy Mac & Cheese

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Ground beef, chunky salsa and whole kernal corn give this mac and cheese dish a hearty appeal.

time

prep:

15 min

total:

25 min

servings

total:

4 servings

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What You Need

pkg. (7-1/4 oz.) KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese Dinner

3/4

lb. ground beef

cup TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Thick 'N Chunky Salsa

cup whole kernel corn, drained

Make It

COOK Macaroni as directed on package.

MEANWHILE, brown meat in large skillet on medium-high heat. Stir in salsa and corn; cook until heated through, stirring occasionally.

PREPARE Dinner with macaroni as directed on package. Add to meat mixture; mix lightly.

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

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Substitute

Substitute 1 cup rinsed and drained canned kidney beans for the corn.

Special Extra

Add a few drops of hot pepper sauce.

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alynch05

posted:1/27/2011

My entire family loves this! My husband asks for the "mac and cheese thing with the salsa". Adjust it to you kids tastes: mild, medium, hot, and I use extra lean ground beef along with the 2% Kraft Mac dinner. It's a keeper!

crischic82

posted:7/22/2009

This is a quick and easy recipe. We all like it! I added some chopped yellow peppers along with onions while I browned the meat.

Laurapetri

posted:4/7/2009

It really was good!! It is really filling! It served 6 adults very comfortably! Be warned that you need to cut up the chips small sized or it is hard to pick up on a fork. All in all it had a good tast. We used onions instead of salsa and that was good too!!

a cook

posted:3/3/2009

My family loved it ! I made a double batch hoping for left overs but there weren't any.

edgossage

posted:10/6/2008

I used the garlic and rotel suggestion made in the previous post. I also browned the beef with a can of chopped hot hatch green chile's. it was quick, it was easy, and i'll be darned if i didnt actually have everything i needed in my pantry to make this. New Mexican mex-food snob approved.

LeprechaunUlster

posted:9/2/2008

This was very good. I used rotel instead of the salsa, and I added cubed velveta and used more milk than called for. Added some spices, i.e., garlic, adobo, pepper,and salt. Very tasty and everyone enjoyed. A nice change and cheap, inexpensive meal.

nhedlund

posted:2/28/2008

Quick and Easy. My daughter can be a picky eater and she ate it all. I will try it with taco seasoned meat next time to add a little more kick to it though.

alonzoag

posted:2/2/2006

Fast, Easy, it's pretty filling. Still good as a left over dish or if you just have the munchies

tracipate1

posted:6/29/2005

Quick and easy meal! Me and my husband enjoyed it very much, in fact, he wants it again tomorrow night!! : ) A+++++

racerprincess19

posted:6/29/2005

Very fast, yummy meal! A+++++