Taco Pasta Salad

Name: Taco Pasta Salad
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 473 milliliters halved cherry tomatoes; 198 grams corn chips; 454 grams ground beef; 710 milliliters shredded lettuce; 118 milliliters chopped onion; 118 milliliters French salad dressing; 237 milliliters shredded Cheddar cheese; 2 Tbsps sour cream; 473 milliliters spiral pasta; 35 grams package taco seasoning

Taco Pasta Salad might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 6 servings with 599 calories, 23g of protein, and 36g of fat each. This recipe is typical of Mexican cuisine. If you have cream, corn chips, salad dressing, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the salad dressing you could follow this main course with the One Bowl Chocolate Cake as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 40 minutes.

Instructions

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spiral pasta at a boil, stirring occasionally, until cooked through yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes; drain.

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Corkscrew Pasta

Water

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Pot

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and stir in ground beef. Cook and stir until beef is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink, about 10 minutes.

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Ground Beef

Beef

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Frying Pan

Drain and discard any excess grease. Stir taco seasoning into beef mixture; cool.

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Taco Seasoning Mix

Beef

Stir beef mixture into pasta; toss lettuce, tomatoes, Cheddar cheese, onion, French dressing, and corn chips into pasta mixture. Top with sour cream.

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French Dressing

Cheddar Cheese

Corn Chips

Sour Cream

Tomato

Lettuce

Onion

Pasta

Beef

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Pot

Frying Pan

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Servings:

473milliliters

halved cherry tomatoes 198grams

corn chips 454grams

ground beef 710milliliters

shredded lettuce 118milliliters

chopped onion 118milliliters

French salad dressing 237milliliters

shredded Cheddar cheese 2Tbsps

sour cream 473milliliters

spiral pasta 35grams

package taco seasoning

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé are great choices for Mexican. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. One wine you could try is Burn Cottage Cashburn Pinot Noir. It has 4.7 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 30 dollars.