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Jessica Secrest

Cheesy Taco Noodles (Taco Hamburger Helper from Scratch)

A one-pot skillet of seasoned ground beef, beans, corn, and egg noodles simmered in taco sauce and finished with melty pepper Jack. Pure pantry-raid comfort food that comes together in a single pot.

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Ingredients

  • 1 packageground beef
  • —garlic · creator uses "a metric ton," not measured
  • —dehydrated minced onion · not measured
  • —taco seasoning · creator used whatever was left in the container
  • —mild taco simmer sauce
  • 1 bagpinto beans or black beans · whatever you have on hand
  • 1 bagfrozen corn
  • 1/2 jargreen salsa
  • —beef broth · creator used a partial box
  • 1 heaping tablespoontomato paste
  • 1/2 bagegg noodles · creator ended up adding the whole bag
  • 1 cupwater · added because the whole bag of noodles went in
  • —sliced pepper Jack cheese · shredded cheese works too

Steps

  1. 1

    Brown the ground beef in a large pot, breaking it up aggressively as it cooks, until it is brown and not gray. Wash your hands after handling the raw meat and its packaging.

  2. 2

    Add the garlic, dehydrated minced onion, and taco seasoning. (You can add the seasonings now or wait until the beef is browned.)

  3. 3

    Stir in the mild taco simmer sauce, beans, frozen corn, and green salsa.

  4. 4

    Add the beef broth and tomato paste and stir to combine.

  5. 5

    Stir in the egg noodles along with the cup of water.

  6. 6

    Cover the pot and let it simmer, stirring about halfway through so nothing sticks to the bottom and all the noodles get down into the liquid.

  7. 7

    Simmer until most of the liquid is absorbed.

  8. 8

    Lay slices of pepper Jack cheese over the top and let them melt, then serve.

Creator's notes

Made entirely from pantry staples during a snowstorm — swap in whatever beans, cheese, or salsa you already have. Sliced cheese melts just as well as shredded.

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