Susans Beefy Taco Pasta Food

ONE POT BEEF TACO PASTA

Steps:

• Dice the onion and mince the garlic. Add the onion, garlic, and olive oil to a deep skillet or wide-bottomed pot. Sauté over medium heat until the onions are soft.
• Add the ground beef and taco seasoning and continue to cook and stir until the ground beef is cooked through.
• Add the diced tomatoes (with juices) and diced green chiles (with juices) to the beef and stir to combine.
• Finally, add the pasta and beef broth and stir to combine once again. It's okay if the pasta is not fully submerged under the broth.
• Place a lid on the pot and turn the heat up to medium-high. Allow the broth to come up to a full boil. Once boiling, give the pasta a stir, place the lid back on top, and turn the heat down to medium-low.
• Let the pasta continue to simmer, stirring every few minutes and always replacing the lid, for about 10 minutes or until the pasta is tender. There should be some thick saucy liquid left in the pot once the pasta is cooked.
• Add the shredded cheddar cheese and stir until it has melted into the sauce. Top with sliced green onions and serve!

SUSAN'S TACO SEASONING MIX

Steps:

• Brown meat and drain.
• Combine spices and add to meat.
• Add water.
• Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes or until water pretty much absorbs.
• Fill taco shells and enjoy.

TACO PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook Pasta until done.
• While pasta is cooking brown the ground beef.
• Drain ground beef and add taco seasoning per packet directions.
• Drain Pasta and put into large mixing bowl.
• Fold in Salsa, 1/2 the Cheese, and Ground Meat.
• Put into 13X9 casserole dish.
• Top with remaining Cheese.
• Bake for 30 minutes until warmed through - Cheese should be melted and bubbly.
• Top with Sour Cream, Shredded Lettuce, Sliced Black Olives etc. Whatever you use to top your tacos!

AUNT SUSAN'S TACO SOUP

Steps:

• Brown beef & onion in pan, drain grease.
• Mix all ingredients in crock-pot (including juice from tomatoes!).
• Cook on high for about an hour, or low for a couple of hours.
• It will produce more liquid as it cooks so it won't be dry when you eat it.
• We eat ours with Scoops corn chips & throw some shredded cheese on top. Delicious!

SUSAN'S BEEFY TACO PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In a skillet over medium heat, brown ground beef and drain. Add garlic, onion and crushed red peppers and saute until translucent and aromatic.
• Add taco seasoning and mix well.
• Add salsa and beans, olives and jalapeno's and warm through.
• Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle on cilantro.
• Combine all in large pot. Serve and add cheese to each individual bowl.