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Tex-Mex Macaroni Casserole

Name: Tex-Mex Macaroni Casserole
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Finnish
Ingredients: 1 onion 100 g; 1 bell pepper 200 g; 400 g ground beef 17% fat; 1 bag taco seasoning mix, mild 28 g each; 1 pkg processed cheese block 250 g; 1.5 l water; 1 bag whole grain macaroni 400 g; baby plum tomatoes; nachos or tortilla chips

Do you have leftover ingredients from a Mexican night in your fridge? No worries, you can season your macaroni casserole with tex-mex spices and toss in any leftover vegetables too!

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Machine-translated, original language: Suomi.

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Method

1
Peel and finely chop the onion. Dice the bell pepper.
2
Brown the ground beef in its own fat. Add the onion and bell pepper, and sauté until softened.
3
Add half of the taco seasoning mix and the chopped processed cheese to the ground beef, stirring until the cheese melts.
4
Bring the water to a boil in a large pot. Add the rest of the taco seasoning mix and the macaroni. Cook for about 6 minutes.
5
Add the ground beef mixture to the macaroni and water, and stir until well combined.
6
Pour the macaroni and beef mixture along with its cooking liquid into a baking dish, and bake at 200 °C for about 30 minutes. Let rest for about 10 minutes before serving.
7
Top with halved baby plum tomatoes and crushed nachos.

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