Main dishes

Tex-Mex Taco Pasta Skillet

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Ground beef brings its own great flavor to this Fiesta in a Skillet. The peppers and tomatoes do the same—and add their festive colors too.

time

prep:

30 min

total:

30 min

servings

total:

4 servings

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What You Need

lb. extra-lean ground beef

red pepper, chopped

green onions, chopped

cups water

pkg. (1.25 oz.) TACO BELL® Taco Seasoning Mix

can (10 oz.) diced tomatoes and green chiles, undrained

1-1/2

cups elbow macaroni, uncooked

cup frozen corn

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

Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro

Make It

BROWN meat with peppers and onions in large nonstick skillet.

STIR in water, taco seasoning mix and tomatoes; bring to boil. Stir in macaroni; cover. Simmer on medium-low heat 10 to 12 min. or until macaroni is tender, stirring occasionally and adding corn for the last 5 min.

REMOVE from heat. Top with cheese; cover. Let stand 2 min. or until melted. Sprinkle with cilantro.

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Kraft Kitchens Tips

Special Extra

For a touch of heat, cook 1 chopped jalapeno pepper with the meat, red peppers and onions.

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marshallfan2005

posted:5/26/2013

I made this tonight and when I first tasted it I was like 'It's okay...". I had a second helping a little later and WOW.. what a difference a few minutes makes. The spices in it melded so much better after it had set for a while. I will definantly make this again. I did make a couple of changes. I didn't have tomatoes with chilii's (guess I used the last ones in my chili) and I didn't have cilantro. I used tomatoes with jalapenos and it was fine. I just omitted the cilantro.

johnsenj01

posted:5/24/2013

did not care for, will not make again

Sacbaker56

posted:5/23/2013

I made this tonight, it was ok, needed more seasoning, used another half a package of taco seasoning, also added more onions and bell peppers, I used ground turkey instead of ground beef and a little more onions and peppers but needs more than that. Will make this again with some additions, will add a can of black beans and olives along with additional onions and bell peppers.

jennings_ca

posted:5/23/2013

I made this recipe tonight and it was a big hit with my 20 year old son. I tweaked it a little...decreased macaroni to 1 cup and water to 1 1/2 cups (probably could go to 1 cup) and added one can of rinsed and drained black beans. Yum!

justmelane

posted:4/30/2013

My husband said this was good. Easy and quick meal.

sharpeipup

posted:4/29/2013

It was good but didn't do as well as leftovers.

richillini

posted:3/22/2013

Wow, sure was a good meal! The melty cheese was just a great topper!

Stephcin

posted:3/5/2013

I have picky eaters at my house and this was a hit!!!! I made it without the green chiles my kids don't like spicy..