4.4 from 63 votes
Taco Mac and Cheese Pasta Bake
This Taco Mac and Cheese Pasta Bake combines two of your favorites into one delicious dinner your whole family will devour!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 641 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Tex-Mex
Ingredients
- 12 ounces elbow macaroni pasta
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 yellow onion diced
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 ounce taco seasoning (1 packet)
- 15 ounces canned black beans drained and rinsed
- 28 ounces canned crushed tomatoes
- 2 ½ cups Monterey jack cheese shredded
- Cilantro or parsley chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the macaroni according to the package directions until al dente. Drain and set aside.
- While the pasta cooks, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add garlic and onion, and cook for 3 minutes stirring frequently to prevent the garlic from burning.
- Add beef to the skillet and cook, breaking up the meat as you go, until browned. Add the taco seasoning and mix to coat the beef.
- Add the black beans and crushed tomato to the skillet. Mix and simmer for 3 minutes.
- Pour the cooked pasta into a 9-inch x 13-inch baking dish. Stir in the beef mixture and half of the cheese until evenly combined. Then top with the remaining cheese.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the cheese is golden and bubbly. Remove from the oven. Sprinkle with chopped cilantro or parsley for garnish before serving warm.
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Notes
- If you don't want to stir the pasta together in the baking dish, you can return the cooked macaroni to the same pot it was cooked in. Then pour in the beef mixture and half of the cheese and stir that all together. Pour the pasta into the baking dish, spread it into an even layer, and top with the rest of the cheese.
Nutrition Information
Calories
641kcal
(32%)
Carbohydrates
68g
(23%)
Protein
40g
(80%)
Fat
25g
(38%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
9g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
89mg
(30%)
Sodium
1193mg
(50%)
Potassium
936mg
(27%)
Fiber
10g
(40%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
1093IU
(22%)
Vitamin C
18mg
(20%)
Calcium
434mg
(43%)
Iron
6mg
(33%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 641
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 641kcal | 32% |
| Carbohydrates | 68g | 23% |
| Protein | 40g | 80% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 89mg | 30% |
| Sodium | 1193mg | 50% |
| Potassium | 936mg | 20% |
| Fiber | 10g | 40% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 1093IU | 22% |
| Vitamin C | 18mg | 20% |
| Calcium | 434mg | 43% |
| Iron | 6mg | 33% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.