Taco Macaroni Casserole

Taco Macaroni Casserole is comfort food at it’s finest. Ground beef, macaroni & taco flavors all come together in this delicious casserole everyone loves.

Taco Macaroni Casserole

Who’s craving some comfort food? We definitely are!! Winter is really settling in here & it’s so cold. I’m really finding myself craving May like temperatures. With the hubs at the apartment I find myself leaning more & more on easy dishes that fill the kids & leave enough for leftovers the next night. Especially because my son is working some evenings- it really makes it hard to all eat together. So since time is short I need to work quick in the kitchen so we can take advantage of what time we do have together to enjoy a meal. A lot of the time I will work on dinner while they finish up schoolwork. We dine a little early & then have a light snack later on in the evening. It’s a bit different than our usual schedule, but with easy casserole dishes like this- it makes meal time smooth.

This dish has all the flavors of your favorite taco, beef, seasonings, salsa, sour cream – yep, it’s all in there. But then we mix it in to some macaroni noodles & then bake it like a casserole. Oh my word- it’s delicious.

Now you can definitely just make, mix & eat this. It’s tastes great that way. But most of the time I like to pop it in the casserole dish, top with some cheese & bake for a bit. It really helps all those flavors come together. I guarantee, your family will absolutely LOVE this dinner recipe.

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Taco Macaroni Casserole

Taco Macaroni Casserole is comfort food at it's finest. Ground beef, macaroni & taco flavors all come together in this delicious casserole everyone loves.

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Author Gina Kleinworth

Ingredients

• 2 pound ground beef
• 16 ounces macaroni noodles
• 2 tbsp minced onions
• 1 tbsp minced garlic
• 2 cups salsa
• 2 pkts taco seasoning
• 1- 8 oz pkg cream cheese
• 1 cup sour cream
• 3/4 cup water
• Salt and pepper
• Shredded Cheese for topping

Instructions

1. Bring a large pot of water to boil.
2. Cook pasta according to the package directions. Drain, set aside.
3. In a large skillet, brown ground beef, garlic and onions over medium heat until thoroughly cooked.
4. Mix in the salsa and taco seasoning and let simmer over medium about 5 minutes.
5. Add in the cooked pasta, cream cheese, sour cream and water, and continue stirring until the cream cheese and sauce is well blended throughout.
6. Transfer to casserole dish & top with shredded cheese.
7. Bake about 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees or until cheese is bubbling
8. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

If your family loves good comfort food on these chilly winter days – this will be a favorite!

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