Cheesy Beef Taco Pasta
with Peppers and Corn
All the flavours of Tex-Mex tacos, but as a fun fam favorite pasta! Full of taco flavours, topped with cool sour cream and crisp green onions.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.
Ingredients
170 g
Cavatappi
(Contains Wheat)
1 unit(s)
Sweet Bell Pepper
200 mL
Crushed Tomatoes
(May contain Sesame, Egg, Milk, Mustard, Gluten, Soy, Wheat, Fish, Sulphites, Tree nuts, Crustaceans)
2 unit(s)
Garlic, cloves
1 tbsp
Tex-Mex Paste
(Contains Mustard May contain Gluten, Fish, Sesame, Egg, Crustaceans, Milk, Wheat, Sulphites, Soy)
1 unit(s)
Sour Cream
(Contains Milk)
2 unit(s)
Green Onion
2 unit(s)
Cream Cheese
(Contains Milk)
113 g
Corn Kernels
250 g
Ground Beef
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high.
- To the boiling water, add cavatappi to the boiling water. Cook uncovered for 8-9 min, stirring occasionally, until tender. Strain, then return to the pot, off heat.
- Reserve 1/4 cup (1/2 cups) pasta water. Strain cavatappi, then return to the pot, off heat.
- Meanwhile, core, then cut pepper into 1/4-inch pieces.
- Peel, then mince or grate garlic.
- Thinly slice gren onion.
- In a large non-stick pan, heat over medium-high.
- When the pan is hot, add 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) oil, then peppers. Cook for 2-4 min, stirring often, until tender. Season with salt and pepper.
- Transfer to a plate.
- Add beef and corn to the same pan (used in step 4). Cook for 3-5 min, breaking up beef into smaller pieces, until no pink remains.**
- Carefully drain and discard excess fat.
- Add Tex-Mex Paste and garlic, then cook for 2-3 min, stirring often, until fragrant. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add cream cheese, crushed tomatoes and reserved pasta water to the pan with beef. Cook for 3-5 min until cream cheese is melted and sauce thickens slightly.
- Add sauce and peppers to the large pot with pasta, then stir to coat.
- Divide paste between bowls.
- Dollop over sour cream.
- Sprinkle over green onions.