Queso Mac and Cheese
Queso mac and cheese combines all your favorite flavors of a taco, macaroni or pasta and salsa with a creamy queso cheesy sauce.
Ingredients
- 6 ounces elbow pasta dry
- 4 cloves minced garlic
- ⅛ cup diced white onion
- 16 ounces ground chicken breast
- 1 tablespoon Taco Bell Sauce
- ½ cup shredded lite Mexican cheese
- ½ cup salsa con queso
- ¼ cup plain, nonfat Greek yogurt
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 1 pinch oregano
- 1 pinch black pepper
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to the package directions, drain well and set aside
- Heat a large pan on the stove over medium/high heat, greased with cooking spray.
- Place minced garlic in the pan and cook for one minute, then, add in the diced onion and cook until soft and translucent, about 3 more minutes.
- Add ground chicken, breaking it apart while cooking. Once slightly broken up, season with the seasonings then cook until it is fully cooked, all the pink is gone.
- Reduce heat to a medium / medium-low.
- Pour in the taco sauce, stirring to combine. Then, add in the shredded cheese and mix until fully melted.
- Remove from heat and add pasta back in, tossing to combine, then add in yogurt and salsa con queso and stir everything together.
- Top with any of your favorite taco toppings.
Nutrition
Serving: 1.25 cupsCalories: 358kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 35gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 82mgSodium: 769mgPotassium: 670mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 295IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 196mgIron: 1mg
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