This Simple Cheesy Taco Pasta makes a perfect meatless meal! This taco pasta bake requires minimal prep, pantry ingredients and tastes just like a taco!
If you are looking for and EASY, frugal meal, this Meatless Taco Pasta is the recipe for you!
It is a simple meal made with basic pantry ingredients that picky eaters are sure to love.
Easy Taco Pasta
This meal is as simple as tossing cooked pasta with tomato sauce, salsa, and spices with sour cream and cheese.
While meatless, it still has a Mexican flair that is reminiscent of tacos–and who doesn’t love tacos?
So whether you are looking for a quick dinner from your pantry staples, a meatless meal, a family pleasing meal, or the perfect meal for a busy weeknight–this Easy, Creamy Taco Bake is for you!
How to Make Baked Taco Pasta
- Prepare noodles according to package directions.
- elbow noodles, or rotini work best for this recipe.
- Mix cooked noodles with salsa, taco seasoning, tomato sauce and sour cream together.
- Pro Tip: Blend salsa up if you have picky eaters that do not like to find chunks in their meals!
- Pour taco noodle mixture into a 2 quart casserole dish.
- Top with cheese.
- Bake until creamy and bubbly.
A Few Notes on Cheesy Taco Pasta
- Use mild salsa to keep this taco pasta kid friendly.
- Blend salsa up if you have picky eaters that do not like to find chunks in their meals!
- Feel free to add in taco meat or beans to bulk this meal up.
- Prepare this dish in advance up to baking. Cover and then bake as directed. You may need an additional 10 minutes longer for cook time, as pasta is cold.
More Meatless Meals
- Easy Baked Rotini
- Vegetarian Lentil Chili
- Easy Lentil Tacos with Avocado Cream
- Tuscan Pasta with White Beans and Tomatoes
Easy Taco Pasta Recipe
Easy Creamy Taco Pasta {Meatless}
This Simple Cheesy Taco Pasta makes a perfect meatless meal! This taco pasta bake requires minimal prep, pantry ingredients and tastes just like a taco!
Ingredients
- 1 box 16 ounces whole wheat elbow pasta
- 1 cup salsa or rotel tomatoes
- 1 16 ounce can tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Boil pasta for 2 minutes less than package states.
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Mix together the spices with the salsa, tomato sauce, and sour cream with the cooked pasta. Pour into 2 quart casserole dish and top with cheese.
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Bake for 30 minutes, or until cheese is melted and browned.
Liz @ I Heart Vegetables says
This sounds delicious!! I love mexican food 🙂 YAY For meatless recipes!
Kristen Chidsey says
Yay for meatless and mexican!
allie @ Through Her Looking Glass says
Dear Kristen , I am baked out too. This looks perfect for a dinner this week. The cheese means it’s a meal everyone in my house will love!
Kristen Chidsey says
Totally easy and cheesy, Allie. Perfect for your family!
Alida says
This is my kind of weeknight meal – easy, tasty, and versatile. Love it!
Kristen Chidsey says
Thanks!
Christina @ Juggling Real Food and Real Life says
Hi Kristen! This recipe looks delicious. I’ve already printed it out and I’m going to make it for my family this week. Obviously, I could make this with any shape pasta, but I was wondering if you have a certain brand of whole wheat elbow that you use? I actually have a hard time finding the elbow and it really drives me crazy. Thanks a bunch! I so appreciate you sharing this with our Let’s Get Real readers. They are going to love this one.
Kristen Chidsey says
I always can find whole wheat pasta at Walmart believe it or not.
Nicole says
I showed this to my husband who’s a big taco fan. Since it seems so easy to bake, he promise to do one for me soon!
Kristen Chidsey says
YEA!!!! Nothing beats your spouse making you dinner. Enjoy!