Only 5 ingredients! A quick and easy, budget-friendly meal made with elbow macaroni, ground beef, diced tomatoes and green chiles, taco seasoning and queso. A must-try for mac and cheese and queso fans!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Mexican
Keyword queso macaroni and cheese
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Servings 6
Ingredients
16ouncebox of elbow macaroni - prepared according to package
1poundlean ground beef
1packetof your favorite taco seasoning - (1 ounce)
⅔cupwater
10 ouncecan of Rotel- (diced tomatoes and green chiles)
15ouncejar of your favorite queso (heated according to directions on jar) - or use homemade
Instructions
Prepare elbow macaroni according to package and drain well.
While macaroni is cooking, in a large skillet, brown and break up ground beef over medium-high heat until fully cooked, drain fat.
Add water and taco seasoning – blend well and continue cooking for 4 minutes. Add Rotel to beef, blend well and reduce heat to low.
Last, add cooked macaroni noodles and queso, gently folding the queso and noodles with the beef until well blended. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
This is great topped with hot sauce, taco sauce. You can even top it with your favorite taco toppings like tomatoes, chopped lettuce, onions, jalapenos, sour cream and more. Enjoy!Serve with a side of chips and salsa, guacamole and a margarita.