Easy Crockpot Taco Pasta Bake
As a busy mom, weekly meal planning is an essential part of my week. A beloved reoccurring theme in my household? Taco Tuesday.
We’ve had chicken, steak, beef, fish and even duck tacos, and still, everyone gets excited to gather around the dinner table come Tuesday. Last week, I wanted to try a new dish for our Tuesday dinner, so I broke out my trusty crockpot and got to work. This recipe is super simple, with virtually no prep work. Are you ready for an instant family favorite?
Easy Crockpot Taco Pasta Bake
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 cup Water
- 1 (1oz) package Taco Seasoning or my easy homemade version HERE
- 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1/4 cup white onion, diced
- 1 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 (8oz) packet of Old El Paso® Chile & Roasted Garlic Cooking Sauce (or favorite taco/enchilada sauce)
- 4 oz cream cheese, soften and cut into 1 inch pieces
- 3 cups Medium Sized Shell Noodles, Cooked
- 2 cups Cheddar Cheese, Shredded
Optional Toppings
- Sour cream, salsa or shredded cheese
- Cook ground beef over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until beef is thoroughly cooked and drain.
- Place cooked beef, beef broth, water, taco seasoning, diced tomatoes, onion, garlic, Old El Paso® Chile & Roasted Garlic Cooking Sauce and cream cheese into a 5-6 quart slow cooker. Stir until well combined.
- Cover; cook on low heat setting 4-5 hours. When about 15 minutes are left, cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Uncover crockpot and stir in pasta and shredded cheese. Stir until well combined. Continue to cook, uncovered for 10-15 more minutes, or until cheese has melted.
- Top with optional sour cream, salsa or shredded cheese and enjoy!
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Easy Crockpot Taco Pasta Bake
This Easy Crockpot Taco Pasta Bake is super simple, with virtually no prep work. This go to recipe will be an instant family favorite!
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Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 cup Water
- 1 1oz packages Taco Seasoning
- 1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1/4 cup white onion diced
- 1 garlic cloves minced
- 1 8oz packet of Old El Paso® Chile & Roasted Garlic Cooking Sauce (or favorite taco/enchilada sauce)
- 4 oz cream cheese soften and cut into 1 inch pieces
- 3 cups Medium Sized Shell Noodles Cooked
- 2 cups Cheddar Cheese Shredded
Instructions
- Cook ground beef over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until beef is thoroughly cooked; drain.
- Place cooked beef, beef broth, water, taco seasoning, diced tomatoes, onion, garlic, Old El Paso®
- Chile & Roasted Garlic Cooking Sauce and cream cheese into a 5-6 quart slow cooker. Stir until well
- combined.
- Cover; cook on low heat setting 4-5 hours. When about 15 minutes are left, cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Uncover crockpot and stir in pasta and shredded cheese. Stir until well combined. Continue to cook, uncovered for 10-15 more minutes, or until cheese has melted.
- Top with optional sour cream, salsa or shredded cheese.
Nutrition
Calories: 534kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 114mg | Sodium: 881mg | Potassium: 365mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1075IU | Vitamin C: 2.8mg | Calcium: 312mg | Iron: 2.6mg
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Can you use salsa instead of the diced tomatoes? My husband hates plain diced tomatoes.
Yes, I think that would work just fine 🙂
the recipe is very good; I add corn. Yum!
Made this for my family of 5 and it was a success – meaning they all liked it and would have it again. Will add it to our rotation for sure. For those who couldn’t find the Old El Paso sauce, we used about 4 oz. of Ortega (liquid) taco sauce and it turned out just fine. Thanks for the recipe!
So happy you all love it!
I’ve been making this for many years so I guess it’s time to leave a review. I often change recipes. I can’t think of many recipes I don’t “enhance” lol. I stick straight to this every time because don’t fix what isn’t broken! Everyone loves it. The hubby, picky teenagers, and when we have company. Just try it! We just use our favorite enchilada sauce because I’ve never been able to find the specific one listen here 🙂
So happy to hear you love the recipe!
This turned out great for us and the whole family loved it! We’ve added it to our regular meal rotation. Thanks for a great recipe!