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“I started making this dish many years ago, and it’s still a favorite. As a mother who works full-time, I’m always looking for quick, easy meals to prepare.” Lorie VanHorn — Waddell, Arizona
This recipe is:
Quick
With Johnsonville Italian Sausage.
Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with Pasta Roni mix.
Nutritional Facts 1-1/4 cup (calculated without sour cream) equals 287 calories, 10 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 49 mg cholesterol, 1,061 mg sodium, 29 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 19 g protein.
Originally published as Santa Fe Skillet in Simple & Delicious March/April 2010, p47
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Reviewed on May. 17, 2012 by cafritz
I make this with ground venison, use kraft spiral mac and cheese, and change the diced tomatoes to Ro*tel, original. Spices it up real nice. And I like spicey.
Reviewed on May. 07, 2012 by SouthernSweetheart23
It was ok. A little to salty for our tastes.
Reviewed on Jun. 29, 2011 by Colleen1734
It was too spicey for our taste. Maybe just half of the salsa and no chili powder would be a good starting place.
Reviewed on Mar. 10, 2011 by 123Lon
The sodium content of this is about 1/2 of a whole day's recommended allowance. Use low or no-sodium diced tomatoes out the 1/2 tsp salt, low fat cheese & sour cream will go a long way to making this a healthier meal.
Reviewed on Sep. 24, 2010 by Dutchr
I make this for a bunch of US Navy Vets that hate Hamburger Helper and love this! All I changed was to heat it up a little more!
Reviewed on May. 05, 2010 by kyle1987
Tasty. I used Hamberger Helper Four Cheese Italian.
Reviewed on Apr. 06, 2010 by chamamama
this was wonderful. My picky eater went back for 2nds & my husband made me write the recipe down so that I'd make it again.
Reviewed on Mar. 21, 2010 by ldkennard
This was very easy and quite yummy! The magazine stated that the Pasta Roni four-cheese corkscrew pasta mix was used in the testing kitchen but my local store did not carry that variety. I used Velveeta rotini and cheese. I was worried that the recipe would not turn out because the Velveeta product came with a packet of cheese rather than a seasoning packet. No worries! It still turned out great. This will remain in my recipe box for sure!
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