Taco Tortellini

As I've mentioned before, I like quick and easy recipes. Kennedy Chugg, on Instagram (and I believe Tik Tok, although I'm not on Tik Tok) often posts 5 Ingredient, 20 minutes, $10 dinners, perfect!

I came across this post on Instagram.  She didn't really give the recipe a name, but I call it Taco Tortellini because it's Tortellini with seasoned Taco meat.

Taco Tortellini

Ingredients:

1 pound ground beef (or ground turkey - I usually prefer turkey)

1 can Ro-Tel tomatoes (I prefer fire roasted or mild), but can also used diced tomatoes

1 package Taco Seasoning Mix 

Shredded Cheese (Cheddar or Mexican Blend)

1 family sized package of Tortellini (I used 3 cheese but can use any kind)

Directions:

Cook ground beef or ground turkey until brown and no longer pink. Drain fat (another reason I like turkey, there is hardly any fat to drain).

While meat is cooking, boil pasta until done (note: fresh pasta in the refrigerator section doesn't take long to cook, when it starts to float, its done). Drain pasta.

Add a can of undrained Ro*Tel tomatoes. If you'd like it a bit less spicy, substitute regular diced tomatoes. I like the extra kick that Ro*Tel adds to the flavor.  However, I do prefer the mild version or the fire-roasted version.  I don't like it TOO spicy.

Add the ground beef/rotel mixture to the cooked tortellini, add shredded cheese and stir.

You can top with extra cheese and some sour cream if desired.  Enjoy!!