Easy Taco Bake (Slow Cooker)
Sounds really good and a slow cooker recipe as well. On my to cook list. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Equipment
- Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 500 grams ground beef, (1 lb)
- ¼ cup water
- ½ cup beef stock, fresh or from powder
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning mix, Shortcut
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 can whole peeled tomatoes, chopped, with juice
- 1 small onion, diced
- 125 grams Cream cheese, softened, (4 oz)
- 2 cups Cheddar cheese, shredded
- 250 grams pasta, any bite size pasta will work, (8 oz)
- fresh cilantro, chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- Brown the ground beef in a large skillet, then drain off the fat and add the beef to your slow cooker, then to the slow cooker add the water, stock, taco seasoning, garlic, onion, and tomatoes, stir then cover, cook on Low setting for 4-5 hours.
- During the last 30 minutes of cooking, cook the pasta in a pot of salted boiling water until just tender and drain well. Stir the Cream cheese into the slow cooker until well blended. Then add the Cheddar cheese and pasta and mix that in, leave uncovered and cook on High setting for another 10-15 minutes to melt the Cheddar and heat everything through.
- Sprinkle the top with cilantro and serve.
Notes
Figure about 100 Baht/500 grams of beef, 180 Baht for the Cheddar (1 block of 250 grams), and 60 Baht for the ½ block of Cream cheese. For 6 servings this is about $1.67 per serving.
Shortcut: Taco Seasoning.
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