Monday, March 18, 2013

Taco Pasta

What do you get when an Olive Garden receives Taco Bell's shipment of ingredients?
TACO PASTA!



There's a short little clip about the steps of taco pasta... as you can see it's pretty darn simple. It's also a great roll-over meal to have after you make tacos!

What you're going to need (for 3-4 servings)
-2 cups dry pasta (whole wheat works great)
-1/2 cup ground beef
-1/2 cup beans (can have more, this is just what I had after taco night)
-1/2 cup corn (again, give or take depending on what you have)
-2 tomatoes, chopped
-1/2 cup salsa

The steps to supper:
1. Boil pasta until nearly done, then drain all but aout 1/4 cup of the water
2. Heat the salsa, tomatoes, corn, beans and beef
3. When hot, add to the pasta and place on a burner
4. Reheat, stirring often. It may not seem like the sauce is thick enough, but it should thicken as you heat - if not you can always add a little sour cream or cream cheese to thicken
~Serve with chopped lettuce, shredded cheese, sour cream-anything you'd regularly add to a taco!

Perfect for a quick and easy (not to mention healthy) supper, and kids LOVE it!


5 comments:

  1. Hi -- this is on the menu for supper tonight. Thank you for the inspiration!
    Chrystal in Canada

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  2. Looks great, thanks for sharing! Stopping by from A Glimpse Inside :)

    RamblingReed.blogspot.com

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    -Melanie @meandmr.com

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  4. What a great dish, this looks delicious! Hope you are having a great weekend and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

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  5. This looks so delicious! Thanks for linking up with "Try a New Recipe Tuesday!" I will be featuring this recipe on Tuesday! Congratulations! :-) Be sure to stop by and grab a "I've been featured" button. The post will go live around 11pm Eastern on Monday evening. :-)

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