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Taco Pasta Salad Recipe

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Gert Rosenau of Pewaukee, Wisconsin blends the best of two popular salads into one satisfying main dish. "Serve taco or corn chips on the side, and you have a complete meal," she says.

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Taco Pasta Salad Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

2 cups uncooked spiral pasta
1 pound ground beef
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1 envelope taco seasoning
3 cups shredded lettuce
2 cups halved cherry tomatoes
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1/2 cup Catalina salad dressing
Tortilla chips

Directions

Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in the taco seasoning; cool.
Drain pasta and rinse in cold water; stir into meat mixture. Add the lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, onion, green pepper and dressing; toss to coat. Serve with tortilla chips. Yield: 6 servings.

Originally published as Taco Pasta Salad in Quick Cooking January/February 2005, p19

Camp Taco Salad

To adapt our favorite taco salad recipe for camping, I cook the ground beef at home until no longer pink. I also combine lettuce, cheese and diced tomatoes in a resealable bag. On site, I simmer the meat with a can of chili beans, then add a packet of taco seasoning with water. Come time to eat, top tortilla chips with the meat/bean mixture and other fixings. —Susan W., Minot AFB, North Dakota

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Reviewed on Mar. 31, 2013 by katlaydee3

This is delicious! I made two minor changes and used red onions instead of regular and nacho Doritos in place of plain tortilla chips.

Reviewed on Jun. 30, 2012 by justmbeth

Loved it! Didn't think the dressing was too sweet at all.

Reviewed on Mar. 19, 2012 by gah10

This recipe was very good and super easy. My husband ask that I not lose this recipe. So I will definitely be making this dish again.

Reviewed on Nov. 14, 2011 by juliesprincess

I loved it! My family didn't really like the Cantalina dressing, so next time I'm going to replace with taco sauce. This is definitely a keeper!

Reviewed on May. 07, 2011 by juliesprincess

I loved it! My family liked it, too.

My husband wasn't crazy about the dressing, but he doesn't like his food sweet. I'll probably just use a little taco sauce next time instead.

Reviewed on Mar. 05, 2011 by linsvin

Made a meal out of this by serving corn bread on the side. This really makes a lot.

Reviewed on Feb. 10, 2011 by Joleen018

I have passed this recipe on to friends who LOVE it!

Reviewed on Jul. 27, 2010 by shearer7800

This has become a family favorite. The pasta just adds a little something special to a standard taco salad.

Reviewed on Jun. 19, 2009 by kay52178

My mother used to make a similar recipe but without the pasta for our family events growing up. We loved it, so I decided to try this recipe. It was great. DH loved it. Kids still to little to be interested, but I"m sure they will be when they are older.

Reviewed on Aug. 12, 2008 by AndreaFarmer

My husband and I love this dish. We eat it with tortilla chips or put it inside a soft tortilla. It is excellent and a nice change compared to tacos.