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Cheesy Taco Penne Ziti

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This Cheesy Taco Penne Ziti ground beef pasta recipe is simple, delicious, and quick. It’s the perfect pasta recipe to make for busy nights.

And, excellent way to use leftover ground beef from tacos cooked on Taco Tuesday.

Also, the Cheesy Taco Penne Ziti is my family’s favorite comfort food that we enjoy eating, sometimes even for Taco Tuesday.

Cheesy Taco Penne Ziti

We make this recipe up in a skillet. Boil the pasta separate for the best results.

Then we like to cover it all in cheese and melt the cheese in the oven over the top.

Ground beef pasta is always easy to add different ingredients to give you a simple meal.

Cheesy Taco Penne Ziti

For this cheesy taco penne ziti we used jarred salsa from Taco Bell. It’s a brand we enjoy but you can feel free to change up the salsa.

This ziti noodles recipe is great for weeknight dinners. We like to use the leftovers for an easy lunch the next day.

Cheesy Taco Penne Ziti

Do you make any pasta skillets? We have quite a few we make and hope to share more of them with you soon.

Here’s one of my skillet recipes you may like it’s for Skillet Chicken Rotini.

Furthermore, to add some chunks to this recipe you can add fresh tomatoes but we just used salsa as it is easier and perfect for quick meals.

Cheesy Taco Pasta

This Cheesy Taco Penne Ziti can be served topped with guacamole or sour cream. Additionally, it can be served with tortilla chips.

For instance, we like to serve up this dish topped with cilantro, sour cream, and guacamole.

It’s the perfect simple weeknight meal for Taco Tuesday or any day of the week.

What meals do you make on Taco Tuesday? Do you have a favorite recipe using ground beef? Share it with us below in the comments.

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Cheesy Taco Penne Ziti

Cheesy Taco Penne Ziti

Yield: 4 Serves
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes

Cheesy Taco Penne Ziti is a simple ground beef pasta skillet dish.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pound ground beef
  • 2 packs taco seasoning
  • 1 16 oz. jarred salsa (we used Taco Bell Salsa)
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 cups shredded mexican cheese
  • 12 oz. cooked penne ziti pasta

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Cook pasta according to the package. Drain and set aside.
  3. Brown ground beef in large skillet and drain grease.
  4. Return ground meat to skillet, add water and taco seasoning. Mix together and bring to boil. Reduce heat and cook on low heat 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  5. Add the cook pasta, salsa, and one cup of cheese to the meat mixture. Stir until completely mixed together.
  6. Pour reminding cheese (1 cup) evenly on top of pasta and meat. Place skillet in 350 degree preheated oven and cook for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Notes

Perfect to serve with a side of guacamole or pico de gallo with tortilla chips. Please use oven mitts when handling hot skillet. We also use a Lodge Silicone Hot Handle Holder. (not meant to use in the oven).

© Kim Seghers
Cuisine: American / Category: Dinner

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  2. Lynne says

    I made this recipe last weekend. It is SO good! Brought some in to share with a cp- worker/friend, who loved it. He said (and I agree) that “it has really good flavor”. He said it was like a (what they call in this part of the country) “goulash”. The ONLY thing I did differently was brown the meat with a chopped onion. (I live by myself, so no longer have to worry about wee ones not liking onion. lol). The one thing that tastes better than this recipe, is eating it a couple of days after making it. YUM! Thanks Kim!

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  3. Courtney Markiewicz says

    Are you supposed to use 2 taco packets of seasoning or 4? I wasn’t sure if that was listed twice by mistake and didn’t want the pasta to be too salty if it was only 2. Thanks!

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    • Kim Seghers says

      I’m so sorry for that error! It’s only 2 packs of taco seasoning. Do not put 4. again I’m sorry for the error! Thank you for bringing it to my attention. Kim

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    • Kim Seghers says

      Courtney, I’m so sorry about that error. It’s only 2 packs taco seasoning not 4 . I hope you didn’t use four packs. If you make it just use 2 packs. Would love to know how you like it. Kim

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  4. Catherine Santiago Jose says

    Wow, this recipe of yours looks really good and tasty and I am sure my husband and my kids will really love to eat this.

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  13. Lisa says

    What are you doing to me?! This looks so delicious, and now I’ll have to find something to eat that looks nearly as good as this!

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  15. Catherine Santiago Jose says

    Wow, this Cheesy Taco Penne Ziti looks really good and tasty. I would love to make this for my husband as I knew that he will love to eat this kind of food.

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  20. Stacie says

    This is so perfect for me and my family. We love cheesy bakes like this. They’re so filling, and they’re easy to make, which is a bonus for me.

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