This Cheesy Taco Pasta is perfect comfort food: cheesy, beefy pasta with taco flavoring and juicy salsa vegetables!
Yield: 6(1 rounded cup) servings
Ingredients
8ozwheat pasta
1lb95% lean ground beef
1ozpacket reduced sodium taco seasoning
1 ½cupschunky salsa
½cupwater
¼cupfat free sour cream
¾cupshredded 2 % reduced fat cheddar cheese
¾cupshredded sharp cheddar cheese, I used extra sharp
Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
Cook pasta according to package instructions.
While pasta is cooking, place ground beef in a large sauté pan and cook over medium-high heat, breaking up the beef as it cooks. When the beef is cooked, drain any grease from pan. Add the taco seasoning, salsa and water and reduce heat to simmer. Simmer for 5 minutes or until pasta is done cooking.
Once pasta is done, drain pasta and add it to the beef mixture. Add the sour cream, cheese, salt and pepper and stir to combine. Cheese will melt when thoroughly mixed. Remove from heat and serve immediately.
Notes
To view your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!Nutrition Information:376 calories, 37 g carbs, 5 g sugars, 13 g fat, 6 g saturated fat, 29 g protein, 6 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)MyWW SmartPoints per (1 rounded cup) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Green: 10 SmartPoints/ Blue: 10 SmartPoints/ Purple: 6 SmartPointsWeight Watchers Points Plus: 9 per serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Adapted from Lauren’s Latest