EASY TACO MAC AND CHEESE
This is a simple macaroni and cheese recipe with a taco twist. There are multiple ways to mix it up and leave out or use ingredients that you do or don't have. Would love feedback on ways you have mixed it up and what tasted best! Thank you for using. When serving, you can also top the dish with lettuce, tomato, onions, and sour cream.
Provided by Sarah Jayne Jeffries
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pasta Macaroni and Cheese Recipes Baked Macaroni and Cheese Recipes
Time 1h1m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 9
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 379.8 calories, Carbohydrate 30.8 g, Cholesterol 66.1 mg, Fat 19.9 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 21.4 g, SaturatedFat 11.2 g, Sodium 965.5 mg, Sugar 4.3 g
MAC AND CHEESE TACO BAKE
Try something a little different for dinner today when you make our Mac and Cheese Taco Bake. Here's classic mac and cheese combined with all of a taco's best fixins' in one easy baked dish. Mac and Cheese Taco Bake is a creamy, cheesy casserole perfect for comfort food.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 40m
Yield 6 servings, 1 cup each
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oven to 400°F.
- Prepare Dinner as directed on package. While Macaroni is cooking, brown meat in skillet; drain. Stir in seasoning mix and water. Bring to boil; simmer on medium-low heat 10 min., stirring occasionally.
- Stir sour cream into prepared Dinner. Spoon half the Dinner mixture into 8-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with layers of meat mixture, 1 cup shredded cheese and remaining Dinner mixture. Cover.
- Bake 15 min.; top with salsa and remaining shredded cheese. Bake, uncovered, 5 min. or until cheese is melted.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 460, Fat 18 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 90 mg, Sodium 1160 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 31 g
TACO MAC AND CHEESE RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: lean ground beef, kosher salt, taco seasoning, Kraft® Macaroni and Cheese Blue Box Original, unsalted butter, milk, Kraft® Shredded Cheddar Cheese, Cholula® Hot Sauce, small tomato, green onion
Provided by KraftHeinz
Categories Dinner
Yield 3 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Bring 6 cups (1 liter) of water to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in the macaroni and cook for 7-8 minutes, or until tender, stirring occasionally.
- While the macaroni is cooking, heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef and cook for 5-6 minutes, until browned. Mix in 1 tablespoon of taco seasoning, then remove the pan from the heat.
- Drain the macaroni in a colander (do not rinse), then return to the pot over low heat. Add the butter, milk, cheese sauce mix, ¼ cup (25 G) Kraft® Shredded Cheddar Cheese, and the remaining tablespoon of taco seasoning and stir well until creamy. Remove the pot from the heat.
- Heat the broiler to high.
- Fold the ground beef into the mac and cheese, then transfer to a medium oven-safe container. Sprinkle the remaining ½ cup (100 G) Kraft® Shredded Cheddar Cheese on top.
- Broil the mac and cheese for 2-4 minutes, until the cheese is melted.
- Remove from the oven and drizzle with the Cholula® Hot Sauce, then top with the tomato and green onion. Serve warm.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 703 calories, Carbohydrate 46 grams, Fat 40 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 35 grams, Sugar 8 grams
TACO MAC 'N' CHEESE
Provided by James Briscione
Categories main-dish
Time 35m
Yield 8 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Place a large saute pan over high heat, add the ground beef and taco seasoning, reserving 1 tablespoon of the mix for the Perfect Cheese Sauce. Mix thoroughly. Cook, stirring often using a wooden spoon or spatula to break the meat into small crumbles. Continue cooking until the meat releases its liquid, and then cook further until all the liquid has evaporated and the meat begins to brown, about 10 minutes.
- Combine the Perfect Cheese Sauce and cooked pasta in a large bowl. Pour in the cooked meat and stir to combine. Pour into a 9- by 13-inch baking dish. Level the pasta with the back of a spoon or spatula. Scatter the grated Cheddar over the pasta. Bake until browned and bubbling, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove and let cool 5 minutes.
- Immediately before serving, scatter the sour cream, lettuce and fresh tomato over the mac 'n' cheese.
- Melt the butter in a medium saucepot over medium heat. Stir in the flour and cook, stirring often, until a thick paste forms and turns golden brown. Stir in the taco seasoning and cook 30 seconds more.
- Gradually whisk in the milk, adding 1 cup at a time. Allow the mixture to come to a simmer before adding the next. It will be extremely thick at first and will thin with each addition. When all the milk is added bring the sauce to a simmer and cook 5 more minutes. Whisk in the cream cheese.
- Remove the sauce from the heat. Add the Cheddar and Parmesan and whisk until smooth. The sauce keeps refrigerated for up to 2 weeks or frozen for 6 months. If using from cold, carefully bring the sauce back to a boil before serving.
TACO MAC & CHEESE
I came up with this recipe on a night when I was super exhausted after work but wanted to at least attempt to cook something for dinner. This is quick, easy, and delish!
Provided by megs_
Categories Cheese
Time 20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
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!
MAC AND CHEESE TACO
Try a twist on your average taco with this Mac and Cheese Taco. Take beefy mac and cheese stuffed in taco shells to make this Mac and Cheese Taco recipe one of your next go-to meals to share with your family and friends.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Brown meat in large skillet on medium-high heat; drain. Add Macaroni, water, salsa and Cheese Sauce Mix; mix well. Bring to boil. Cook on medium-low heat 15 min., stirring occasionally.
- Spoon into taco shells.
- Top evenly with shredded cheese and tomatoes.
Nutrition Facts : Fat 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 0 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 0 g
CHEESY SKILLET TACO MAC & CHEESE
Looking for a super-quick and tasty weeknight ground beef dish? How's 20-minute quick-and tasty with taco seasoning and mac and cheese?
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Brown meat in large nonstick skillet; drain.
- Stir in Macaroni and water; cover. Cook on medium heat 5 to 7 min. or until macaroni is tender.
- Add Cheese Sauce Mix, taco seasoning mix, salsa and corn; mix well. Simmer on low heat 5 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 380, Fat 6 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, TransFat 1.5 g, Cholesterol 80 mg, Sodium 970 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 31 g
TACO MAC AND CHEESE
Guilt-free comfort food? It's possible with this incredible taco mac and cheese recipe! Whole-grain pasta, creamy Mexican cheese and taco seasoning take this meal to the next level.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 55m
Yield 5
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 1 1/2-quart casserole with cooking spray. Cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt and oil and using minimum cook time. Drain and return to saucepan.
- Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, heat squash and broth to boiling over high heat; reduce heat. Cover; simmer 15 minutes or until squash is tender. Stir in milk and taco seasoning. Return to boiling; remove from heat. Place squash mixture in blender. Cover; blend on medium speed 20 seconds or until smooth. Return to saucepan. Stir in 1 cup of the cheese until melted. Pour over pasta; mix well. Pour mixture into casserole. Top with tomato slices.
- Bake uncovered 15 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese. Bake 4 to 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
- Divide pasta mixture among 4 plates. Top each serving with 1 tablespoon each salsa and sour cream. Crumble 3 tortilla chips over each. Garnish with cilantro. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 400, Carbohydrate 58 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 7 g, Protein 19 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 580 mg, Sugar 5 g, TransFat 0 g
TACO MAC AND CHEESE SKILLET
Cook an easy weeknight dinner when with this Taco Mac and Cheese Skillet! Our taco mac and cheese recipe has the flavors of your favorite Mexican fare.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 20m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Prepare Dinner in large saucepan as directed on package.
- Meanwhile, brown meat in small skillet; drain.
- Stir meat and remaining ingredients except chips into Dinner; cook 5 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Stir in chips just before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 650, Fat 28 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, TransFat 3.5 g, Cholesterol 60 mg, Sodium 1220 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 25 g
TACO CRUNCH MAC AND CHEESE!
this here is a delicious full meal! serve with a salad an you will be good to go! =)
Provided by Samantha Jacobs
Categories Tacos & Burritos
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- 1. boil water for pasta and cook to al dente.
- 2. dice onion and sautee it with the grounf beef. prepare with directions from taco seasoning and garlic powder
- 3. in a microwave safe dish put butter, soup, evap milk and microwave on high 6 min.
- 4. strain your tomatoes and mix with the beef.
- 5. add beef mixture and butter mixture to pasta and start to slowly add your cheeses until everything in all nicely mixed in and incorporated
- 6. bake at 425 for 20 min. add crushed doritos to the top and bake ten more min.
- 7. serve and enjoy!!
QUESO MAC AND CHEESE TACO CASSEROLE
When the flavors of all their favorites are in one recipe, it's pretty much a guaranteed hit. Case in point: mac and cheese, tacos, casseroles....
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 40m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- Prepare Dinner as directed on package. Meanwhile, cook meat with seasoning mix as directed on package.
- Add egg and half the Queso Blanco VELVEETA to prepared Dinner; mix well. Spoon into 8-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover with meat mixture, salsa and remaining VELVEETA.
- Bake 20 min. or until heated through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 410, Fat 19 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, TransFat 3 g, Cholesterol 95 mg, Sodium 1200 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 24 g
SKILLET TACO MAC N CHEESE
Not knowing what to make for dinner tonight, I searched my cupboards to see what I could throw together. I was just going to add some meat and hide some veggies in some mac n cheese but was inspired by the giant container of taco seasoning on my counter that I had just purchased from Costco. The results were good enough that my husband and I were fighting over the leftovers for lunch tomorrow and the kids have requested I make it again. This recipe is easy with boxed macaroni and cheese but of course can be made healthier if you prepare your own. I topped it with a little sour cream and served with a crisp green salad for a complete meal. Yummy!
Provided by RayMakMama
Categories < 30 Mins
Time 25m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat water for macaroni.
- While water heats, dice onion and celery.
- In large skillet, cook ground beef, onion and celery until meat is no longer pink.
- Add tomatoes (with liquid), corn, and taco seasoning to meat mixture and let simmer.
- While meat simmers, prepare mac and cheese as directed.
- Combine meat mixture with mac and cheese, mixing well.
- Serve with sour cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 735.4, Fat 31.6, SaturatedFat 16.4, Cholesterol 108.2, Sodium 1367.2, Carbohydrate 82.8, Fiber 5, Sugar 16.3, Protein 32.5
CHEESY TACO MAC & CHEESE
Salsa and ground beef plus our secret (now your secret) blend of spices stirred into everyone's favorite mac and cheese: best thing east or west of the Rio Grande.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 20m
Yield 3 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Prepare Dinner in large saucepan as directed on pkg.
- Add remaining ingredients; mix well.
- Cook until heated through, stirring occasionally.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 520, Fat 24 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 55 mg, Sodium 890 mg, Carbohydrate 52 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 9 g, Protein 24 g
VELVEETA® TACO MAC & CHEESE
With just 20 minutes of prep time and five ingredients, this cheesy, taco-inspired mac and cheese is sure to become a new family favorite.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 20m
Yield 6 servings, about 1 cup each
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Brown meat in large skillet on medium-high heat; drain. Return meat to skillet.
- Stir in water, salsa and chili powder. Bring to boil. Stir in macaroni; cover. Simmer on medium-low heat 8 to 10 min. or until most the water is absorbed.
- Add VELVEETA; cook 3 to 5 min. or until completely melted, stirring frequently.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 240, Fat 6 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Sodium 630 mg, Carbohydrate 33 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 4 g, Protein 10 g
ONE-POT CHICKEN TACO MAC & CHEESE
Bite-size pieces of taco-seasoned chicken breast are stirred into mac and cheese in this one-pot dish starring two family favorites.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 25m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Cook and stir chicken in large skillet on medium heat 8 to 10 min. or until done.
- Stir in water and seasoning mix; simmer on low heat 5 to 10 min. or until sauce is thickened.
- Meanwhile, prepare Dinner as directed on package. Stir in chicken mixture; heat thoroughly. Top with remaining ingredients.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 550, Fat 22 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, TransFat 3.5 g, Cholesterol 75 mg, Sodium 1260 mg, Carbohydrate 53 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 9 g, Protein 35 g
MAC & CHEESE TACO SALAD
Great family dish!
Provided by Teresa P
Categories Tacos & Burritos
Time 1h5m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- 1. Prepare Mac & Cheese according to package directions. Do the same with the taco seasoning and beef.
- 2. When mac and cheese and taco meat are done. stir the two together and add 4 ozs of sour cream.
- 3. place mixture on plate top with lettuce, tomatoes broken tortilla chips and black olives and serve!! Enjoy! You can also add a bit of salsa to spice it up~
TACO MAC & CHEESE
My family loves taco mac and cheese and they are so good and cheesy and tasty. You can use elbow or shell macaroni.
Provided by Lisa Johnson
Categories Tacos & Burritos
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. Brown meat in large skillet; drain. Stir in water, ketchup and chili powder. Bring to a boil. Stir in macaroni. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover. Simmer 8 to 10 minutes or until macaroni is tender and water is almost absorbed. Add prepared cheese product, cook until melted, stirring frequently. Garnish with crushed tortilla chips, chopped green onions and tomatoes, if desired.
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