Main dishes

VELVEETA Easy Santa Fe Skillet

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delicious and easy to make. which is great because with a 3 month old, i need dinners to be as fast and easy as possible. made this with 2% Velveeta and whole wheat pasta...read more

posted by

that1girl

on 3/7/2013

time

prep:

45 min

total:

45 min

servings

total:

6 servings, about 1 cup each

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What You Need

lb. ground beef

1/2

cup chopped onions

cups water

can (10 oz.) RO*TEL Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies, undrained

tsp. ground cumin

cups rotini pasta, uncooked

1/2

cup chopped green peppers

1/2

lb. (8 oz.) VELVEETA®, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

Make It

BROWN meat with onions in large skillet; drain. Return to skillet.

ADD water, tomatoes and cumin; mix well. Bring to boil. Stir in pasta and peppers; cover. Simmer on medium-low heat 15 min. or until pasta is tender and almost all the water is absorbed, stirring occasionally.

ADD VELVEETA; cook 3 to 5 min. or until melted, stirring frequently.

Ro*Tel is a product of ConAgra Foods, Inc.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Variation

Prepare using extra-lean ground beef and 2% Milk VELVEETA.

Variation

Prepare using RO*TEL Chunky Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies and/or substituting chili powder for the cumin.

Special Extra

For a spicier kick, prepare using Mexican VELVEETA.

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that1girl

posted:3/7/2013

delicious and easy to make. which is great because with a 3 month old, i need dinners to be as fast and easy as possible. made this with 2% Velveeta and whole wheat pasta shells. definitely want to make again, but hopefully they'll start selling the 2% Velveeta in smaller packages.

Rosiecheex

posted:12/5/2012

I wasn't sure what to make of this but it was delicious, even my picky 5 yr old loved it....will be making this again for sure!

kristinjones

posted:9/28/2012

Delicious! I sauteed the onions and peppers together with the ground beef. Yum!

a cook

posted:8/31/2012

This recipe is delicious. The only things I did differently were to sautee the green pepper and onion together. Then I browned the ground beef and, after I drained it, added it to the pepper and onion. I also added an additional can of diced tomatoes. Will definitely make again. I

geojeanie

posted:3/25/2012

Yummy. I just tried it! I made it for race day! I used taco seasoning instead of the cumin and then put it in the crockpot when it was done on warm. Now, we can eat throughout the day. It is delicious!

LeahBrown26

posted:1/10/2011

One of our family favorites! Discovered it last year and I make it quite a bit. I use paprika and extra cumin. And I like to top my servings with a dollop of lite sour cream, cools it down and makes it extra creamy. Drooling just thinking about it, YUM!

a cook

posted:1/9/2011

This was a big hit with my kids, even the picky one. But it is a little spicy. Next time I'll have to double the recipe. :)

isis_one

posted:10/18/2010

Used Ground Turkey & 2% Velveeta for lower fat content. Also used Whole Wheat Rotini, and substituted 2 1/2 tsp Taco Seasoning for cumin. Added Nonfat Plain Yogurt to give it a creamier, lighter texture; good flavor, no added fat. Made this dish with my 11 Year old daughter. Everyone really liked it, even the horrendously picky 7 year old. We'll prepare this dish again! Thanks, Kraft, for another great recipe!

carryout102

posted:9/24/2010

I made this recipe and it was amazing! I left out cumin and green peppers because I did not have any on hand, however I added a can or corn. Everyone enjoyed this recipe and I would make it again. The best part is leftovers! This was even better the next day!!

egleaves

posted:8/11/2010

My family really liked this! We added a teaspoon of chili powder in addition to the cumin which made it nice and spicy.