Taco Pasta Salad
TACO PASTA SALAD
Spicy taco seasoned ground turkey with Rotel, Sauteed onion and pepper tossed with tri-colored rotini pasta and topped with cheese, salsa, and sour cream.
If you can’t tell Mexican is a family favorite around my house. We love every kind of taco you can think of. Finding new ways to do make them is lots of fun. This recipe makes 6 servings. But, we never have anything left. It goes very quickly.
WHAT YOU NEED
ground turkey
tri-colored rotini pasta
taco seasoning
Rotel
orange bell pepper
sweet onion
diced jalapeno
minced garlic
salsa
reduced-fat cheddar cheese
light sour cream
cilantro
HOW TO MAKE IT
Cook rotini pasta according to package directions. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Chop the onion, bell peppers, and cilantro. Add the ground turkey and separate it with a meat chopper. When the pink is gone, add the bell peppers, onion, jalapeno, and garlic. Continue browning and separating the meat and mixing.
Add the Rotel and taco seasoning. Simmer until the sauce thickens.
Stir in the cooked pasta.
Remove from heat. Add the salsa, cheddar cheese and mix well.
Serve with sour cream and garnish with the cilantro.
Taco Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 16 oz tri colored rotini pasta
- 1 package taco seasoning
- 16 oz rotel
- 1 orange bell pepper (diced)
- 1/2 sweet onion (diced)
- 1 tbsp diced jalapeno
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 1/2 cup salsa
- 1/2 cup reduced-fat cheddar cheese
- 4 tbsp light sour cream
- 2 tbsp cilantro (chopped)
Instructions
- Cook rotini pasta according to package directions.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat.
- Chop the onion, bell pepper, and cilantro
- Add the ground beef to the pan and seperate with a meat chopper.
- When the pink is gone, add the bell pepper, onion, jalapeno, and garlic.
- Continue browning and seperating the meat while you sautee the veggies.
- Add the rotel and taco seasoning. Simmer until the sauce thickens.
- Stir in the cooked pasta.
- Remove from heat, and add the salsa, cheddar cheese and toss well.
- Serve with sour cream and garnish with cilantro.