Taco Mac
Servings: 5
Nutrition
Calories: 674kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 54g | Fat: 24g | Fiber: 7g
This Taco Mac is a quick one pot recipe to get you in and out of the kitchen in just over 30 minutes. Made with lean beef, peppers, macaroni, and cheese, it is a simply yet tasty way to meal prep for the week.
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Ingredients
- 2 lbs (908 g) ground beef 93/7
- 1 tbsp (15 g) oil
- 10 oz (283 g) macaroni
- 1 medium (150 g) red bell pepper
- 1 medium (150 g) green bell pepper
- 1 bunch (100 g) green onions
- 1 can (420 g) crushed tomatoes
- 2 cups (480 g) broth
- 1 cup (240 g) milk
- 2 tbsp (18 g) chili powder
- 2 tsp (6 g) ground cumin
- 2 tsp (6 g) paprika
- 2 tsp (6 g) garlic powder
- 1 tsp (3 g) onion powder
- 0.75 cup (84 g) shredded cheese
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
For the Pasta
- Wash and cut your peppers into a small to medium sized dice. Cut the green onions into small slices. Separate the tops for garnishing and the whites for cooking.
- Into a large pot over medium high heat, add in the oil and ground beef. Season lightly with salt and allow it to cook for a few minutes to begin the browning process.
- After a few minutes, break up the meat, turn it over to the other side and add in your peppers and green onion whites. Continue cooking until the beef has browned throughout and the peppers have softened.
- While you are waiting for the beef to cook you can measure out all of your spices and seasonings to save a bit of time. Once the beef has cooked, dump in all of the spices and mix. Allow these to cook and bloom with the heat for about a minute.
- Once the spices are fragrant you can add in the crushed tomatoes and broth. Bring to a boil and add in the pasta. Stir to incorporate. It is okay if the pasta is not completely submerged as we are going to cover the pot and the steam will help to cook.
- Reduce the heat to low and cover. Cook for 10-12 minutes or until the pasta is cooked. Note that if you use gluten free noodles, they tend to cook faster than traditional so keep an eye on them to not overcook.
- Around the 5-6 minute mark you can quickly take off the lid and stir the contents of the pot to ensure there is nothing sticking.
- Once the pasta is cooked you can turn off the heat. Remove the lid, stir, and add in the milk. Stir to combine. Give it a taste test and adjust with salt and pepper as needed. Once your happy with the seasoning, it is ready to plate.
Plating
- This recipe makes 5 servings. Divide the contents of the pot evenly between your containers.
- Measure out the shredded cheese and divide it evenly over each dish. Finish by garnishing with the green onion tops.
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NUTRITIONAL INFO FOR THE Taco Mac
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Servings
Carbs
306.4g
Protein
269.5g
Fat
118.2g
Calories
3367.4 cals
This Post Has 13 Comments
I’m assuming it’s an error but the serving says only one?
Also love the app and want to know if there’s a roadmap when the rest of the recipes will be added.
There was a small bug that occurred when I was trying to fix things to pass apple’s review and it caused only 20 recipes to show. I didn’t catch it in time but I just got the email that the updated version was approved and is now in the App Store. You can go to the app store and update and it should work.
What kind of broth do you recommend?
Beef or chicken or vegetable. In that order
Made using high protein bow tie (farfalle) pasta, fairlife milk, and fat free shredded chease; came out great
easy to make and adjust on the fly; I use more ground beef and protein pasta, plus fat free cheese. I will also use non fat greek yogurt as a garnish after reheating.
really good! spices are great.
for 1000+ cal 6 servings: sub in 3lbs 85/15 turkey, 2 cups cheese, 1 lb macaroni
I made these for my wife and I, and I just dished up 6 servings rather than 5, and they worked out really great. Super fast and easy to put together.
This was way better than I expected given the simplicity. I love a one pot meal so this will definitely be in the regular rotation. If you use frozen peppers and onions this can come together even faster. I added chopped frozen broccoli for a little extra health. And since I used a full box of Barilla protein plus pasta (14oz) I added an extra cup of beef broth and that was plenty of liquid. Thanks Josh!
Thanks for the great idea. I’m hoping to make this with chicken tomorrow. Chicken is $2 and beef is $6 per pound.
You didn’t say what type of broth. Would you update the recipe please?
I’m using beef broth btw and it works fine.
Your best one yet, delicious!