Taco Pasta Casserole

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb ground beef or 1 lb turkey
• 1 (3 ounce) packet taco seasoning
• 1 (12 ounce) jar salsa
• 1 lb pasta, whatever shapes you have on hand (elbows, wagon wheels, penne)
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
• 8 ounces sour cream (optional)
• 16 ounces sliced black olives (optional)
• 1 head lettuce

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 cook pasta until done.
• 3 while pasta is cooking brown the ground beef.
• 4 drain ground beef and add taco seasoning per packet directions.
• 5 drain pasta and put into large mixing bowl.
• 6 fold in salsa, 1/2 the cheese, and ground meat.
• 7 put into 13x9 casserole dish.
• 8 top with remaining cheese.
• 9 bake for 30 minutes until warmed through - cheese should be melted and bubbly.
• 10 top with sour cream, shredded lettuce, sliced black olives etc. whatever you use to top your tacos!