Thursday, December 4, 2014

Mexican pasta

Serves 4

Ingredients:
Pasta noodles (we used rotini because that's what we had)
Ground beef enough for one seasoning packet (I think they usually say 1/2 lb)
One taco seasoning pack
Cumin
2 Cans of stewed tomatoes
One can of tomatoes with green Chiles  (make sure the jar says mild if you don't want it spicy)
Cheddar cheese
Parmesan cheese

Directions:
1. Start boiling water to make pasta noodles normally.
2. Cook ground beef and follow directions on taco seasoning packet
3. Add one can of stewed tomatoes and can of tomatoes with green Chiles. Add other can of stewed tomatoes until you have enough for the sauce. Mix and smash stewed tomatoes. Add cumin to taste.
4. Mix in cooked pasta noodles. Here you have a few options. You can save this mixture now (the leftovers are actually better because the flavors settle in more) or melt the cheddar cheese on top- you can do this in the pan or in the bowl. If you save it for later you can melt it as you warm it up. We melted one slice on top of pasta in each bowl (shredded cheese also works great). Sprinkle Parmesan cheese to taste.

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