Taco Spaghetti

Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens

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In the mood for Mexican tonight? This combination of pasta, salsa, ground beef, and cheese captures south-of-the-border flavors.

Taco Spaghetti
Prep Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
Servings: Makes 6 main-dish servings.
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Ingredients
  • 5 ounces  packaged dried spaghetti, linguine, or fettuccine, brokenOn Sale
  • 1 pound  ground beef or ground raw turkeyOn Sale
  • 1   large onion, chopped (1 cup)On Sale
  • 3/4 cup  waterOn Sale
  • 1/2 of a 1-1/4-ounce envelope  (2 tablespoons) taco seasoning mixOn Sale
  • 1 11-ounce can  whole kernel corn with sweet peppers, drainedOn Sale
  • 1 cup  sliced pitted ripe olivesOn Sale
  • 1 cup  shredded Cojack or cheddar cheese (4 ounces)On Sale
  • 1/2 cup  salsaOn Sale
  • 1 4-ounce can  diced green chilies, drainedOn Sale
  • 6 cups  shredded lettuceOn Sale
  • 1 cup  broken tortilla chipsOn Sale
  • 1 medium  tomato, cut into thin wedgesOn Sale
  •   Dairy sour cream (optional)On Sale
Directions
1
Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain pasta; rinse with cold water. Drain again.
2
In a 12-inch skillet cook ground beef or turkey and onion until meat is brown. Drain fat. Stir in water and taco seasoning. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in cooked pasta, corn, olives, half of the shredded cheese, the salsa, and chilies.
3
Transfer mixture to a lightly greased 2-quart round casserole. Cover and bake in a 350 degree F oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
4
Serve with shredded lettuce, tortilla chips, and tomato wedges. If desired, top with sour cream. Makes 6 main-dish servings.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 438, Total Fat 21 g, Saturated Fat 8 g, Cholesterol 66 mg, Sodium 949 mg, Carbohydrate 42 g, Protein 26 g.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet


How to Cook Ground Beef
If you know how to cook ground beef, you can serve up a healthy one-dish meal any day of the week. Ground beef became popular as a way to make scraps of fatty beef salable. Originally the meat was chopped finely or minced, but by 1902 butchers were simply running it through the meat grinder twice along with spices and onion, and selling the resulting ground beef as "hamburger." Today ground beef is used in all sorts of dishes, from meatloaf to tacos, and Americans consume approximately 13 billion hamburgers a year.
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