Easy Taco Mac Recipes

ONE-PAN TACO MACARONI AND CHEESE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a 4-quart chicken fryer, heat approximately 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat and cook the onions until they begin to soften.
• Add garlic and stir for 30 seconds.
• Add the ground beef and 1 tablespoon of taco seasoning. Using your spatula, break up the ground beef and stir until cooked. Drain the excess liquid from the pan.
• Add water, beef stock, pasta, tomatoes, and 1 tablespoon of taco seasoning back to the pan. Stir to combine.
• Cook over low heat for 15 minutes, stirring twice to keep the pasta from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
• Increase heat to medium after 15 minutes, and stir pasta until most of the liquid is gone.
• Turn off heat and add the shredded cheese. Stir until cheese is completely melted.
• Top with green onions.
• Enjoy!

TACO MAC & CHEESE

Steps:

• Make box of macaroni and cheese as directed.
• Meanwhile, brown ground beef and drain.
• Add taco seasoning/water.
• Simmer meat mixture for 5 minutes.
• While simmering, add 1 tbsp hot sauce and 1 tbsp butter. Mix well.
• Drain meat.
• Add meat to macaroni and cheese, mix well.
• Add shredded cheddar cheese, mix gently 'til melted.
• Serve! YUM!

EASY TACOS

Steps:

• Cook the beef in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until the beef is well browned, stirring often to separate meat. Pour off any fat. Season with salt and black pepper.
• Stir the soup in the skillet and heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Cook for 5 minutes or until the soup is reduced, stirring often.
• Divide the beef mixture among the taco shells. Top with the lettuce, tomato and cheese.

TACO MAC

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add oil, peppers and onions and cook, stirring often, until softened.
• Stir in ground beef (cooked or raw), taco seasoning and salt. If you have some Big Batch Beef prepped, you can just cook and stir 1 minute. If you are starting with raw ground beef, cook and stir until browned.
• Add milk, tomatoes and beef broth and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Stir in dry macaroni.
• Cover and cook, stirring often, until pasta is cooked through -- about 10 minutes.
• Stir in cheese (you can add a splash of broth or milk if you need to make the sauce come together) and let melt, reserving 1 cup to sprinkle over top if desired. Serve.

EASY TACO MAC

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown the ground turkey or ground beef over medium heat. Drain off any grease.
• Add the undrained can of Ro-Tel, broth, milk, tomato sauce and taco seasoning.
• Increase heat to medium high until the mixture begins to simmer.
• Stir in noodles and reduce heat to low, cover and allow to cook for 15-20 minutes.
• When noodles are tender, stir in shredded cheddar cheese.

EASY TACO MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Add salsa, corn, and taco seasoning. Season meat sauce with salt and pepper.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in pasta and return to a boil. Cook pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain.
• Combine the meat sauce, pasta, Colby-Jack cheese, and green onions in a 9x13-inch casserole dish. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, about 25 minutes.