This fantastic 30-minute one-pan dinner is a delicious Tex-Mex version with pasta. It includes ground beef, gluten free pasta, tomatoes, chilies, corn, black beans, cheese, and taco seasoning. It's garnished with avocados, sour cream, cheese, olives, tomatoes and cilantro. Wonderful weeknight dinner.
1 hamburger chopper to break meat down in small pieces while frying
small bowls for toppings
Ingredients
SKILLET:
1 1/2lbs.96% lean ground beef
1onionchopped
2clovesgarlicminced
1orange bell pepperseeded and chopped
1batchHomemade Taco Seasoningor one packet Taco seasoning
32oz.vegetable brothor beef broth
12oz. pkg.gluten free rotini(you can also use regular pasta of your choice)
11oz. canFiesta corndrained
15.25oz. canblack beansrinsed and drained
14.5oz. candiced tomatoesundrained
2tbsp.diced green chiliesor more, if desired
2cupsmexican cheese blendshredded
1tbsp.cilantroas desired
TOPPINGS:
1/2cupsour cream Salsa or pico de gallo, as desired
1tbsp.fresh cilantrominced
1tbsp.lime juiceor as desired
1/2cupsliced ripe olives
1/2cupgrape tomatoeshalved
1cupMexican cheese blendshredded
1green onionsliced
1cupsalsaor pico de gallo, as desired
1avocadosliced
Instructions
SKILLET:
Brown beef with onions, garlic and bell pepper in an extra large skillet over medium heat.
Chop beef with hamburger chopper while frying so meat is in very small pieces.
Drain.
Add tomatoes, green chilies, black beans and corn.
Stir in taco seasoning, vegetable broth and rotini.
Stir well.
Cover with lid and cook over low to medium heat about 15 minutes or until pasta is cooked through.
Stir occasionally to make sure pasta is cooked adequately.
Uncover lid and cook, stirring frequently another 5 minutes until broth is absorbed.
Once pasta is cooked through, cover contents of skillet with cheese, then sprinkle with chopped cilantro.
Cover with lid again and cook until cheese is melted.
Garnish with toppings of your choice.
TOPPINGS:
Slice or mince toppings and add as desired.
Notes
NOTE: Since I only used two tablespoons of green chilies, the pasta dish was only very mildly spicy. If you prefer your meals spicier, use the whole 4-ounce container of diced green chilies.NOTE: I used Homemade Taco Seasoning.