Mexican Skillet Ole'

Submitted by Chef shapeweaver

"I just got tired of the same old taco stuff and came up with this."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 1 lb ground chicken or 1 lb ground turkey
• 1⁄4 chopped onion
• 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons chopped green chilies
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons chili powder (can add more or less depending on how hot you want it)
• 1 cup cooked macaroni
• 1⁄2 cup sour cream
• 1 cup shredded Mexican blend cheese

directions

1. Brown meat, onion, and chilies; drain.
2. Add remaining ingredients, except sour cream.
3. Bring to a boil; cover and reduce heat.
4. Simmer 20 minutes.
5. Stir in sour cream, then sprinkle with cheese.
6. If desired, serve with tortilla chips and your favorite taco toppings.

Reviews

[KerfuffleUponWincle]

DELICIOUS! I'll definitely make this again.<br/><br/>I substituted two tablespoons no-heat pickled jalapenos for the green chilies in the recipe, and garlic salt for the salt called for ~ I used ground pork, mini-bowtie pasta, added freshly ground pepper, and a dash of cayenne to the recipe. To melt and brown the cheese, I baked this in a 10-inch quiche dish at 375F for 20 minutes ~ I garnished with fresh cilantro. <br/><br/>This recipe was made as a SPECIAL THANK YOU to Chef Shapeweaver for MERPing the most recipes in the Peppercorns~Black Pepper March 2012 Recipe Tag, in the Photo Forum.

 

[HEP MEP]

We thought this was pretty tasty, but after putting it together, I questioed whether I should have used tomato sauce instead of paste since it got very thick and was difficult to get the pasta cooked. We did eat it though, but I will probably make that change next time I make this.