Easy Taco Pasta Salad

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Two great salads in one.

Summer is a great time for salads. Pasta salad is one of my favorites, because it’s quick, healthy, and filling enough to make a whole meal. But I also really love taco salad, because it’s so hearty and full of zesty Mexican spice.

So I figured, why decide between the two? Why not make both at once?

This Easy Taco Pasta Salad has all the features of a great taco salad – seasoned ground beef, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, and crushed corn chips. But instead of being served in a crispy tortilla shell, it’s all tossed with pasta and some extra veggies and dressing – just like a pasta salad.

The result is the best of taco salad and pasta salad in one. It’s got meat and cheese, veggies and starch, all tossed together with that spicy taco seasoning. It’s everything you could possibly want in a salad, all in one bowl.

Easy Taco Pasta Salad

Ingredients

½ lb ground beef
½ lb rotini pasta
2 Tablespoons Taco seasoning. ( I use my famous taco seasoning)
½ sweet pepper, yellow, chopped
¼ small onion, diced
½ pint cherry tomatoes
1 cup cheddar, shredded
½ head iceberg lettuce, shredded (some stores carry iceberg already shredded)
½ cup French dressing
¼ cup sour cream
1 1/2 cup nacho cheese Doritos, crushed roughly

Directions

1. Cook beef in a pan over medium high heat. Once meat starts to brown, add in the taco seasoning. Once cooked, drain access grease and set aside.
2. Meanwhile, in a pot, cook the rotini according to package directions. When pasta is cooked, drain and run cool water over it to cool.
3. In a large bowl, add together all ingredients and mix until well combined.

4. Serve immediately.

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Easy Taco Pasta Salad

This Easy Taco Pasta Salad has all the features of a great taco salad – seasoned ground beef, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, and crushed corn chips.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Serves:5

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Calories:419

Author:Corey Valley

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Ingredients

• ½ lb ground beef
• ½ lb rotini pasta
• 2 Tablespoons Taco seasoning, I use my famous taco seasoning
• ½ sweet pepper, yellow, chopped
• ¼ small onion, diced
• ½ pint cherry tomatoes
• 1 cup cheddar, shredded
• ½ head iceberg lettuce, some stores carry iceberg already shredded
• ½ cup French dressing
• ¼ cup sour cream
• 1 1/2 cup nacho cheese Doritos, crushed roughly

Instructions

• Cook beef in a pan over medium high heat. Once meat starts to brown, add in the taco seasoning. Once cooked, drain access grease and set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a pot, cook the rotini according to package directions. When pasta is cooked, drain and run cool water over it to cool.
• In a large bowl, add together all ingredients and mix until well combined.

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Nutrition Information:

Calories: 419kcalCarbohydrates: 37g (12%)Protein: 25g (50%)Fat: 24g (37%)Saturated Fat: 13g (65%)Cholesterol: 61mg (20%)Sodium: 596mg (25%)Potassium: 550mg (16%)Fiber: 5g (20%)Sugar: 9gVitamin A: 12.9%Vitamin C: 14.2%Calcium: 31%Iron: 16.2%

Course:Salad

Cuisine:Mexican

Keyword:Easy Taco Pasta Salad

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