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Say hello to your new weeknight favorite for the whole family — One-Pot Taco Pasta!
Who doesn’t love a good one-pot pasta? I know you guys do because my one-pot hamburger helper is one of the most popular recipes on my blog. Some nights, you just gotta get food on the table for the entire family and this is One-Pot Taco Pasta does just that but it also will satisfy your tastes buds and it only uses cleaner ingredients.
And yes, even I eat this one because sometimes a little brown rice pasta is all I want after a long day. If you haven’t heard me say it before, Jovial Brown Rice Pasta is by far my favorite Gluten-Free Pasta. The texture is fantastic and it only has 2 ingredients: brown rice flour and water. That’s all. Can’t beat that, huh?
I encourage you to make this one-pot wonder for your family this week. I just know they will LOVE it. Enjoy!
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One-Pot Taco Pasta
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive or avocado oil
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 yellow onion, finely diced
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- kosher salt, to taste
- freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 (10-ounce) can diced tomatoes & green chiles, such as Rotel
- 12 ounces brown rice pasta, such as fusilli
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup shredded cheese, optional
Optional for Garnish
- Freshly chopped cilantro
- Sliced avocado
- Sliced jalapeno peppers
- Sliced radishes
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the beef and onions and cook, breaking it the meat with the back of a spoon, until it is no longer pink, about 7 minutes. Drain excess fat off of the beef if necessary.
- Season the beef with salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin, oregano, and tomato paste. Toss to coat evenly.
- Add the pasta, diced tomatoes and green chiles, and chicken broth. Stir to combine.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a slow steady boil, stirring occasionally, and cook until the pasta is al dente, about 13 minutes. Turn off heat and stir in cheese (if using). Let stand a few minutes before serving.
- Garnish with freshly chopped cilantro, sliced avocado, sliced jalapeños, and radishes.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Photography by Eat Love Eats.
So easy as a one pot meal! The whole family loves this one.
Where is the nutritional information?
I have two questions for you can I use four cups of beef broth plus two cups of milk? And my second question is if I use homemade taco seasoning how much should I use?
yes- you can add a little milk- just be cautious that it can curdle easily if you boil to rapidly. I would do 2 cups broth, 2 cups milk.
1-2 tbsp of taco seasoning should work great here.
Easy and very good! Made it as written (except I only had one cup of beef broth so did 1 cup beef broth, 1 cup water and 2 cups milk) and it was great! Did mozzarella cheese as I need to use it up and it was great! Thanks again for another one pot dish… well add it to our rotation as my toddlers loved it!
Love that this was toddler-approved! That’s always a win. Thanks for letting me know!
This was better than I expected. I used Sabatino’s albondigas meatballs I found at Costco because I didn’t have ground beef on hand, and it was phenomenal. Did 2 tsp taco seasoning instead of the spices listed because I was in a hurry. It couldn’t have turned out any better!
Thank you so much for this recipe. I knew I would love it because it combines pasta and tacos, my favorites! It was a big hit with the kids and easy clean up.
I did add to the recipe a bit, I used a taco seasoning packet in addition to the other spices and I used 5 cups of chicken broth because my noodles were a bit tough after 10 mins, and I covered my pot.
I will be making this again!
Love this recipe and it’s so easy! I love one-pot dishes when I’m cooking for my family esp when I need something quick while littles are at my feet. My husband said it was really good and to “add it to the list.” So, you know it’s good when its husband approved!
I love a husband stamp of approval! Glad you all enjoyed this one.
My daughters loves this meal! I love all of your recipes, Alex! And this one did not disappoint 🙂
So glad to hear it, thank you!
Do you think you could make this dish veggie-friendly by using black beans instead of ground beef?
Yes I bet that would be great!
Alex, this was incredible!!! So easy and fun to make. And super flavorful!! Felt full but not overly full after…thank you!!!
Any tips for someone who can’t have tomatoes? How much extra liquid should I add to make up for them?
I think you can just omit it, and it will be just fine.