Salsa Mac and Beef
"This is an easy, tasty, quick meal to make."
photo by esteban
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 2 cups salsa
- 1 3⁄4 cups water
- 2 cups elbow macaroni, uncooked
- 12 ounces Velveeta cheese, cubed
directions
- Brown meat and drain.
- In another pan, mix salsa and water and bring to a boil.
- Add macaroni. Reduce heat to medium-low and cover.
- Simmer about ten minutes or until macaroni is tender.
- Add velveeta and beef and stir until velveeta is melted.
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Reviews
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I was not too impressed with it. It needed more flavor to me. It was better than HAMBURGER helper. Like one review said needed to add more water for the pasta to cook the way it needed to be. I used Pace HOT Picante sauce. I added flavor to the meat: dice brown onion, garlic, salt, pepper, oregano and cayenne pepper. I made my own cheese sauce rather than using Velveeta cheese. It was 3 tbsp. sour cream, 2 tbsp. butter, salt and 3 handfuls of mozzarella cheese and melted in the microwave. Added to the mixture and it was more than enough. -
Perhaps if I'd used half the Velveeta I would have liked this but I found it to be way too much, and I seriously love cheese. In general, I just didn't enjoy it unfortunately, at all. -
Great simple, last minute fix on a busy weeknight. My family inhaled this dish. Used a pint of homemade salsa which made it extra good. Needed a little more water to cook the macaroni. Thanks for sharing the recipe! -
This was so good and so easy. My boys loved it! They love anything with Velveeta! I added some garlic powder, cumin, and pepper to the boiling salsa and water. Made for ZWT 5, Ali Baba's Babes! -
Yummy and simple. A great quick weeknight meal. Thanks for sharing!
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Tweaks
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I modified recipe to accomodate what I had on hand so I used Rotel tomatoes instead of salsa, rotini instead of elbow pasta, a mix of cheddar, mont jack and colby cheese. I forgot to add the water but loved it anyway. It was good leftover. Thanks for posting such a easy, tasty and versatile recipe.
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