Name: Taco Macaroni and Cheese Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 16 ounces Elbow Macaroni; ½ pound Ground Beef; ½ Onion (chopped); 2 Garlic Cloves (crushed); 6 ounces Tomato Sauce; 12 ounces Diced Tomatoes with Green Chilies; ¼ cup Milk; ½ teaspoon Fresh Cilantro (chopped); 1 teaspoon Ground Cumin; 2 cups shredded Cheddar Cheese {the original recipe calls for 1 cup (but we love cheese so I doubled this to two cups… and used spicy Habanero Cheese!}); ½ teaspoon Cayenne Pepper {optional}

You’ll love adding this easy Homemade Taco Mac and Cheese Recipe to for your family dinner rotation!

Say so long to your plain ol’ Mac and Cheese… it’s time to give your favorite comfort food some spicy kick with this easy homemade skillet Taco Macaroni and Cheese Recipe!

This delicious recipe comes from the $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook! I love this cookbook… and especially love that every recipe can be made for $5.00 or less! 😉

After speaking with my blogging friend Erin {the author of this cookbook}, she was so glad to hear I’d be sharing the recipe with you right here! Are you ready??

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Taco Macaroni and Cheese Recipe

You'll love adding this easy Homemade Taco Mac and Cheese Recipe to for your family dinner rotation!

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time30 mins

Total Time40 mins

Course: Entree

Cuisine: Mexican

Servings: 4

Author: The Frugal Girls

Ingredients

16 ounces Elbow Macaroni
½ pound Ground Beef
½ Onion chopped
2 Garlic Cloves crushed
6 ounces Tomato Sauce
12 ounces Diced Tomatoes with Green Chilies
¼ cup Milk
½ teaspoon Fresh Cilantro chopped
1 teaspoon Ground Cumin
2 cups shredded Cheddar Cheese {the original recipe calls for 1 cup but we love cheese so I doubled this to two cups… and used spicy Habanero Cheese!}
½ teaspoon Cayenne Pepper {optional}

Instructions

In a large pot, cook the macaroni according to the pasta package directions. Once cooked… drain, and set aside.
In a large skillet, brown the ground beef with the chopped onion and crushed garlic. Once cooked... drain excess fat.
Return the ground beef and onion mixture to the skillet.Add in Tomato Sauce, Diced Tomatoes with Green Chilies, and Milk.Stir in the Cilantro, Cayenne, and Ground Cumin.
Simmer approx. 10 minutes, allowing the sauce to form and the flavors to mingle.
Add the cooked macaroni to the sauce and mix to combine.
Sprinkle the cheese over the top of the mixture while still warm in the skillet, and allow to melt.